Friendship, Interpersonal Relations, Psychology & Counseling, Reference, General, Schools & Teaching, Education, Psychology 

Using anecdotes, humor, and her unique personal experience, author Terry Beck offers a step-by-step approach for helping young people of all ages learn essential friendship skills at home or in the classroom. These skills can help children to establish healthy relationships throughout their lives. Parents, educators, and the young may use this practical guide in small groups or on an individual basis.
Young people will learn to develop these essential skillls:
- friendliness
- courtesy
- loyalty
- listening to others
- training to the tongue
- encouraging others
- mutual give and take
- expectations
- close friendships
BUILDING HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS provides a friendship self-inventory study questions, and other activities geared toward moving these "rewarding people habits" from head knowledge to heart knowledge. It goes beyond friendship skills and teaches tools for putting love into action.