Kids' feelings and friendships... plus yours: Year-end review and gift
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Hi,
I started Open Door for Parents in March to help meet parents’ urgent need for useful and trustworthy information about children’s feelings and friendships. I wanted to give you practical ideas for helping your child that are realistic and don’t require you to be a perfect parent with nothing else going on in your life.
To celebrate the end of 2022, I put together a list of all the posts so far on Open Door for Parents, grouped by topic. (See below.)
Additionally, as a thank you for being part of the Open Door community, I am offering everyone three FREE 1-month gift subscriptions to give to family and friends (usual value = 3 x $12). If you know someone who would love Open Door for Parents, click on the link below to share one of your gift subscriptions with them.
If you haven’t already, please consider a paid subscription for yourself (choose the monthly option). Paid subscribers get access to the full archive, the opportunity to submit questions, plus a coupon code each month for $20 off a live or recorded webinar.
I have some exciting things planned for the New Year: In response to reader requests, January’s webinar will be ***for kids*** about making and keeping friends! Plus, I’ll be creating audio responses to questions about friendship from kids. Also in response to reader requests, I’ll be offering more written, question-and-answer posts for parents, and maybe more very short, casual videos.
Thanks again for reading and sharing Open Door for Parents!
I’ll be taking off the last two weeks of the year to spend time with family. See you in January. Happy holidays!
Making Friends
When Your Child… Has Trouble Joining a Group (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Is Afraid to do Activities (Q/A)
When Your Child… Has Trouble Making Friends (2-min. video) (paid)
When Your Child… Feels Shy at the Start of a Playdate (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Feels Shy About Greeting People (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Struggles to Make Conversation (2-min. video) (paid)
Bonus video: Quick back-to-school tip (25-sec. video)
When Your Child… Wishes for a Best Friend (Q/A) (paid)
Dealing with Friendship Rough Spots
When Your Child… Is Jealous of a Friend’s Other Friend (2-min. video) (paid)
When Your Child… Annoys Other Kids (Q/A)
When Your Child… Is a Sore Loser (2-min. video) (paid)
When Your Child… Apologizes Too Much (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Gets Teased By a Friend (Q/A) (paid)
When Your Child… Holds Onto Grudges (2-min. video) (paid)
When Your Child… Doesn’t Know When to Stop (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Has an Argument with a Friend (2-min. video) (paid)
When Your Child… Is Cyberbullied (Q/A)
When Your Child… Is Upset Because a Friend Doesn’t Respond (2-min. video) (paid)
Bonus video: Why “BeReal” isn’t authentic (50-sec. video)
Coping with Difficult Feelings
When Your Child… Feels Scared About World Events (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Is Grieving (Q/A)
When Your Child… Has Trouble Talking About Feelings (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Is Upset and Needs Your Empathy (2-min. video) (paid)
When Your Child… Gets Mad Easily (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Is Afraid of Making a Mistake (2-min. video)
When Your Child… is in the Middle of a Melt-Down (2-min. video)
When Your Child… Seems Ungrateful (Q/A)
When Your Child… Doesn’t Try Hard (2-min. video) (paid)
Parents’ Feelings and Friendships
When YOU… Also Struggle Making Friends (Q/A)
When YOU… Don’t Like Your Child’s Friend (Q/A) (paid)
When YOU… Feel Sad and Scared About World Events (Q/A)
When YOU… Lose Your Temper with Your Child (Q/A) (paid)
RECORDED WEBINARS: Watch at your convenience
NEW: Friendship in the Digital Age (This is a recording of a recent presentation in front of a LIVE audience.)
Kid Confidence: Help Your Child Build Real Self-Esteem
Making Up and Breaking Up With Friends (Q&A session)
Parenting During Uncertain Times
Help Your Child Cope With Feelings
Helping Your Anxious Child (Q&A session)
