How to Deal with an Octopus Friend (Mara, Age 9)

Re-release of Ep. 13 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friend doesn't want her to have other friends (Mara, Age 9) FREE quiz: Is Your Child a Good Friend? https://eileenkennedymoore.ck.page/e37dcc098f Would YOUR KID like to be featured on the podcast? SUBMIT A QUESTION TO DR. FRIENDTASTIC at https://DrFriendtastic.com/submit (Obviously, this is not psychotherapy, and it’s not for emergency situations.) For an easy-to-read TRANSCRIPT, go to: https://DrFriendtastic.com/podcast/ Like the podcast? Check out my books and webinars at https:// EileenKennedyMoore.com . Subscribe to my NEWSLETTER, https:// DrFriendtastic.substack.com , to get podcast episodes sent to your email plus articles for parents. *** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: - Have you ever had an Octopus friend, someone who wanted to keep you all to themselves? How did you handle it? - Why do you think trying to hold on tightly to a friend because you’re scared of losing them makes it more likely that you’ll lose them? - Have you ever had a friendship where you liked the other person more than they liked you? How did you feel? What did you do? - Having more than one friend can be tricky. How do you decide which friend(s) to play with and when? *** You might also like these podcast episodes: Ep. 84 - Torn between two friends who don’t like each other (Jennifer, Age 10) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep84-jennifer-age-10-torn-between-two-friends-who-dont-like-each-other Ep. 4 - One friend feels left out (Thomas, Age 13) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-episode-71f Ep. 17 - Balancing a best friend and another friend (Sophie, Age 10) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-ep-16-sophie Get full access to Dr. Friendtastic for Parents at drfriendtastic.substack.com/subscribe