Links to the best sites on friends/peers: Making friends, unhealthy relationships, and much more
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About Our Kids
rating: Rating: 5/5
The “Friends and Friendships” section of this site offers research-based information as well as practical advice on various child growth and development issues. Covers topics such as the meaning of friendships, patterns and problems in making friends, and unhealthy relationships. Information is intended for parents and practitioners.
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Educators Reference Desk
rating: Rating: 4/5
The Reference Desk offers advice and strategies for dealing with the issues of friendships and child growth and development. Lesson plan ideas provide ways of stressing the importance of peers, making friends, and understanding healthy and unhealthy relationships within the classroom.
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LD online
rating: Rating: 4/5
Site offers a wealth of research-based articles on child growth and development in children with learning disabilities. Material covered includes social skills and making friends, teaching tolerance, and preventing bullying and other unhealthy relationships. Site features a bulletin board for discussion, and is geared toward parents of children with learning disabilities, as well as practitioners and academics.
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topic summary: These sites offer research-based, practical information on child growth and development in interpersonal relationships. Topics covered include making friends, unhealthy relationships, and more.