How to Help Your Child Make Friends

By Katie Hurley

I knew this little girl to be social, friendly, and funny. She was a joiner — the kind of kid who likes to be surrounded by other kids. As it turned out, her attempts to join were often met with rejection because of the way she approached other kids. While her teachers praised her for…

Katie Hurley
Katie Hurley

Katie Hurley, LCSW, is a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Writer in Los Angeles, CA. Her work can be found on several popular online parenting sites, including EverydayFamily, Practical Parenting, and The Huffington Post. Her parenting book, The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World, will be published at the end of October 2015 (Tarcher/Penguin). Katie enjoys life by the beach with her husband and two children.

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