Helping Kids Navigate Friendships - Part 1

In this episode Andie and Angie talk about friendships, friendships, friendships! They discuss how important it is for kids to have friends since friendships impact a child’s life, development, attitude and behavior. Since friendships affect children in so many ways, how involved should moms be when it comes to helping their kids choose friends? Andie and Angie talk about the bad advice that either they were given, or their parents were given. Should kids only be friends with people who share their same values or beliefs? Andie explains that socializing her kids when they were growing up was a huge priority. After they moved back to California, Andie even created a group to help her kids make new friends and then maintain those friendships as they got older. Clearly there’s a line between moms helping their kids navigate friendships in a healthy way versus trying to control who their kids spend time with. Unfortunately, some of the negative consequences of trying to control a child’s friendships include low self-esteem, dishonesty and anxiety. Andie and Angie end the episode by discussing the difference between a group of friends and a clique.

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