My husband and I are watching our 9-year-old navigate friendships at school and we keep having different reactions to the same situations — I want to step in when kids exclude her, he thinks we should let her figure it out, and we're realizing we have completely different ideas about what belonging means and how much we should protect her from the social stuff we both remember being painful.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two parents are discovering that their own childhood social wounds shape how they want to guide their child through the complex world of school friendships.
“Where Are You with Middle childhood 7-12 — school peers identity?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.