Good friends provide us with support from childhood through adulthood. It takes practice to learn how to be a good friend — practice at being kind, supportive, trustworthy, and a good listener. Help children draw the connection between their kind, cooperative behavior and friendship. For young children, this might sound like, "Can you share your blocks with your friends? It's nice to share with friends" or "You gave your friend a hug when she was crying! That helped her feel better." As the “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” song reminds us: "Friends help each other. Yes they do, it's true."
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