| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 299 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and index. |
| Contents |
1. An invitation to a birthday party -- 2. Family matters : secure attachment in the first friendship -- 3. Children and friendship : a developmental tour -- 4. When kids have best friends -- 5. In the jungle : the power of the group in children's lives -- 6. Worst enemies : social cruelty in the lives of children -- 7. Still standing : how kids manage conflict, betrayal, and reconciliation -- 8. The rules of the gender game : biology and friendship -- 9. From cooties to dating -- 10. Crossing the lines of difference -- 11. What schools can do -- 12. What parents can do. |
| Summary |
From the bestselling coauthor of "Raising Cain" comes a pathbreaking new bookabout the intricacies of children's friendships. |
| Subject |
Children -- Social conditions.
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Child psychology.
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| Added Author |
Grace, Catherine O'Neill, 1950-
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Cohen, Lawrence J. (Child psychologist)
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| ISBN |
0345438094 |
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9780345438096 |
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