Not all children find friendships easy. They may find it difficult to make new friends, keep new friends or find it hard to break away from peers they are no so keen on any more.  If your child is having difficulties maintaining friendships you can check out that they are doing the right things.

1. Are they being friendly?

2. Do they ask friends questions about the things that are important to them?

3. Do they help others if they need help?

4. Are they dependable and reliable?

5. Are they talking kindly about their friends to other friends?

6. Are they making friends with people who are the same and different to them? It can be fun to have friends who like to do the things as them but it can also be fun to learn about something new.