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Friendship Foundations

A comprehensive introduction to children's social development — making friends, keeping them, handling conflict and recovering from exclusion.

An 8-module foundational course$99 USDComing soon

Written for parents of children who find friendship hard.

8 modules · in development

What we'll cover.

The planned curriculum for this Foundations course. Each module is being written and reviewed to the same standard as every published Thrive course.

Module 01
How Friendship Develops
What social connection looks like at each age and stage.
Module 02
Reading Social Situations
The skills underneath joining in, taking turns and noticing cues.
Module 03
Making and Keeping Friends
Practical, teachable steps for starting and sustaining friendships.
Module 04
Conflict and Repair Between Children
Disagreement, apology and staying friends afterwards.
Module 05
Exclusion, Loneliness and Being Left Out
Supporting a child through the hardest social weeks.
Module 06
Bullying and Unkindness
Telling conflict from bullying, and responding to both.
Module 07
The Shy, Anxious or Neurodivergent Child
Supporting social confidence without forcing sociability.
Module 08
Friendship Online and Offline
Group chats, digital fallouts and modern social life.

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