The Friendship Factor: Helping Our Children Navigate Their Social World--And Why It Matters for Their Success and Happiness

by Kenneth Rubin and Andrea Thompson

Book Overview

Based on twenty-five years of research on friendship, Dr. Kenneth H. Rubin reveals the importance of children's social development to their emotional and intellectual growth--and future success. In The Friendship Factor he uses vivid case studies to differentiate normal development from potential problems and real distress, exploring how to:

Distinguish between a solitary child and a lonely child

Encourage the development of "popularity-as-likability,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142001899
• ISBN13: 9780142001899
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher