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Children's Emotional Development

Information and resources for children's emotional development.
Children's Cliques
As children learn about having friends and being friends in elementary school, cliques tend to form. Acceptance by a group is important to all humans, but the harmful power of cliques can be enhanced or diminished by the influence of adults and peers in the social environment.
How to Help Your Child Make Friends
You can help your child make and keep friends; but it takes understanding your child's social style, a little behind-the-scenes cultivation of opportunities for making friends, and taking the time to teach good social skills.
Tips for Teaching Altruism to Children
Finding opportunities for teaching your child to be altruistic, a vital emotional and social skill. Also, good deeds for families.
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