Comments on: Friendship – How to Raise a Child You Want to Meet at Age 25 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=2097 Helping parents raise good people. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Karen Van Cott http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=2097#comment-1258443 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:20:02 +0000 http://parentalwisdom.com/blog/?p=2097#comment-1258443 I remember the days in Brooklyn having many friends, you had the pick of the liter. If one person was in a bad mood you had others to go on and play with. The person with the bad mood learned to come around or be left out. I totally agree children need to know how to take the good, with the bad, and the ugly. And, certainly not ask their parents how to handle minor problems, let them argue themselves. When I moved to CT I myself taught my sons abut pick up games, once they made friends I walked away knowing that they needed to bond on their own.

Another thing I experienced was my best friends grandchildren; all fifteen. They argued, pushed shoved and screamed at one another. The parents never got involved now many of them are in their teens with wonderful bonds and love for one another. A true family, I admire.

Karen

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