Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendship Advice for Kids (K-8) How to Deal with an Octopus Friend (Mara, Age 9)
Re-release of Ep. 13 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friend doesn't want her to have other friends (Mara, Age 9)
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*** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
- Have you ever had an Octopus friend, someone who wanted to keep you all to themselves? How did you handle it?
- Why do you think trying to hold on tightly to a friend because you’re scared of losing them makes it more likely that you’ll lose them?
- Have you ever had a friendship where you liked the other person more than they liked you? How did you feel? What did you do?
- Having more than one friend can be tricky. How do you decide which friend(s) to play with and when?
*** You might also like these podcast episodes:
Ep. 84 - Torn between two friends who don’t like each other (Jennifer, Age 10)
Ep. 4 - One friend feels left out (Thomas, Age 13)
https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-episode-71f
Ep. 17 - Balancing a best friend and another friend (Sophie, Age 10)
https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-ep-16-sophie
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