Friendships change over time
Understand that friendships change over time — that it's normal for friends to drift apart or for new friendships to form — and develop strategies for making new friends and handling friendship changes without feeling like something is wrong with them
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“If your child's best friend starts spending more time with someone else, can they handle it without falling apart — understanding that friendships shift and they can make new friends too?”
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- Activity. Understand that friendships change over time — that it's normal for friends to drift apart or for new friendships to form — and develop strategies for making new friends and handling friendship changes without feeling like something is wrong with them
What to notice. Explain that friendships changing is normal and doesn't mean something is wrong • Describe a strategy for making new friends, such as joining a club or inviting someone to play • Talk about a friendship that changed and how they handled it
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If your child's best friend starts spending more time with someone else, can they handle it without falling apart — understanding that friendships shift and they can make new friends too?
Understand that friendships change over time — that it's normal for friends to drift apart or for new friendships to form — and develop strategies for making new friends and handling friendship changes without feeling like something is wrong with them
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- Explain that friendships changing is normal and doesn't mean something is wrong
- Describe a strategy for making new friends, such as joining a club or inviting someone to play
- Talk about a friendship that changed and how they handled it
“If your child's best friend starts spending more time with someone else, can they handle it without falling apart — understanding that friendships shift and they can make new friends too?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Friendship & Cooperation
- Age range
- Ages 7–9