- Genre:family & relationships
- Sub-genre:General
- Language:English
- Pages:36
- Hardcover ISBN:9781543952889
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Overview
“Does my child have someone to eat lunch with?” This is the type
of question that tugs at our heartstrings as we inherently understand the vital
importance of friendship in our lives. As adults that care deeply about the
children in our lives, we understand, and the research supports that stress can
be a major problem for young children. Learning how to be resilient from a
young age is an essential life skill and one of the most powerful ways to
increase resilience is through forming friendships. Through Rodney
Makes a Friend, children will experience the story of how a shy and
lonely rabbit makes friends by learning the secret of The Golden Rule of
Friendship. The Golden Rule of Friendship not only fosters friendships, it may
actually help build social intelligence through the practice of
"perspective taking."
Description
Pediatricians and child psychologists agree that stress can be a major problem for even young children. It seems learning how to be resilient, even at a young age, could be an essential life skill. Research has shown that one of the most powerful ways to increase resilience is through the support of others, such as forming friendships. This book, Rodney Makes a Friend, tells the story of how a shy and lonely rabbit makes friends by learning the secret of The Golden Rule of Friendship. The Golden Rule of Friendship not only fosters friendships, it may actually help build social intelligence through the practice of "perspective taking." Perspective taking is when we try to view the world as others see it, think about it, and feel it. Through perspective taking, the child learns to become more "other-oriented," not just self-absorbed. Social intelligence is believed to be an important predictor of success in life. The Practice of Rodney's Golden Rule of Friendship may foster social intelligence and change the way a child views the world.
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