A Smart Girl's Guide: Friendship Troubles: Dealing with fights, being left out & the whole popularity thing (American Girl® Wellbeing)

Granddaughters share in car & at school w friends. Appealing to kids & adults. Questions inspire good discussions.

I got this for my daughter after she started getting bullied by her friend group last year. I thought maybe this would help her understand her peers better and how they may behave and react to each other. She seems to like it. It’s great for my younger daughter as well. Very helpful. They flip through it and can then ask me any specific questions they have so we can have a conversation about whatever they need.

Great book. Read it to my lower elementary child.

Fifth grade is where as a parent I saw many changes and what was ‘once friends with approach’ really started to change and friendships became more complicated. Navigating friendships can be difficult at any age, but especially when you reach the age where the rules change, people change and you change. This book does a great job discussing this as well works as a great discussion aid when talking with your child. I found this book to be very informative and helpful.

Bought for my 8 year old daughter who is struggling with friendship issues. Lots of good advice and relatable scenarios.

Bought for my granddaughter

If you visit my profile (you can do this by clicking my name) you will see that I have recently reviewed another Smart Girl's Guide book. That is because my daughter loves them so much! She is in fourth grade. She had a little bit of friendship troubles back in 3rd and 2nd grade, but now she has one close friend and seems to be doing okay. Anyways, I bought this book. It's really encouraging. In the book, a page says something about how in Chinese, the word "crisis" has the symbol for opportunity. There's also a lot about mentioning to your friend if you're fighting, "We need to take a break." It is also a really good book for girls who are dealing with being bullied. It has lots of ways you can stand up to bullies. This is such a good read for ages 8-13.

Bought this book for my 10.5 yr old. She goes to a private school where there isn't too much bullying going on, but she is at that age where friendships are being tested. I wanted her to be confident and to also know that not every friendship is going to be perfect. My daughter is a very closed feeling person so I read the book myself first and then gave it to her to read on her own. I think she is getting a lot out of it because I can see a difference in how she reacts in situations with friends. I wish I had read books like this when I was younger. It would have saved a lot of heartache.