Friendship Practice: How Parents Help Kids + Video

By Jean Tracy, MSS

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Friendship Activities: Raising Happy Kids with Confidence and Character

One of my favorite parts of Friendship Activities - Raising Happy Kids with Confidence and Character is how it helps parents and children connect while building real friendship skills.

A Fun Parent-Child Friendship Activity

  1. Color Mattie’s pictures together.
  2. Talk through the activity as you color.
  3. Help your child imagine success before they try it in real life.

Try This Friendship-Building Prompt Together

  1. Tell your child: Kids like question they enjoy talking about.
  2. Ask your child: Who would you like to ask a question to?
  3. Then ask: What might they look like when they answer your question?
  4. After coloring, have your child draw that face.
  5. Write down the question they want to ask.

Build Social Confidence With Playful Practice

  1. Use the joke of the day from the activities page.
  2. Practice telling it to family members first.
  3. Let your child get comfortable sharing, smiling, and starting conversations.

Simple Action Step for Making Friends

  1. Encourage your child to get 2 kids talking about things they enjoy.
  2. Later, ask: What happened?

That one small step can open big doors.

Kids and adults both love talking about their own interests.

And that makes this such a natural, confidence-building way to make friends.

Friendship Activities: Raising Happy Kids with Confidence and Character makes friendship fun, practical, and meaningful.

It is more than an activity book.

It is a simple way for parents to connect with their child, build confidence together, and turn everyday moments into character- building conversations.