What makes us a good friend? And what might make us a not-so-good friend? What can friends do together? And how do we make friends?
Best-selling author Molly Potter presents practical advice on helping children understand how to make friends, what it means to be a true friend and how to cope with the tricky parts of friendship. Will You Be My Friend? is ideal for starting conversations about friendship and includes a guide for parents and carers about supporting a child if they are having friendship difficulties.
With fun and lively illustrations from Sarah Jennings, this book is both humorous and charming, and prompts children to discuss the idea of friendship with parents and peers. Learning to build and maintain friendships also helps children with important life skills such as sharing, negotiating, empathising and that all-important apology when things go wrong.
Let's Talk books help you start meaningful conversations with your child. Written by an expert and covering topics like feelings, relationships, diversity and mental health, these comforting picture books support healthy discussion right from the start.
'The text [...] is very clear and will prompt lots of discussion. Equipped with the ability to articulate to themselves and others exactly how they are feeling and why will enable children to deal with strong emotions. The illustrations by Sarah Jennings are fun and friendly, and Potter's approach will prove very helpful for children, parents and teachers alike.' -- Chosen as book of the week - Books for Keeps
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About Molly Potter
Molly Potter is a bestselling author of 35+ books for teachers, parents/carers and children covering a variety of topics under the broad umbrella term of ‘wellbeing’. She has spent many years teaching in both mainstream and specialist schools, helping children with emotional and behavioural difficulties to trust adults, develop self-esteem and learn to self-regulate. She has also been a county advisor on all things PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) with a special focus on RSE (relationships and sex education), where she developed her keen interest in helping children navigate life’s tricky bits! Her two children regularly roll their eyes at her openness when delivering the honest facts of life. Molly currently writes teaching resources for different organisations, delivers training, speaks at events and gives one-to-one support to children, often focusing on developing emotional literacy and supporting behaviour.
