for Kids

Real Friends vs. The Other Kind

Based on Book 2 of Middle School Confidential, Real Friends vs. The Other Kind, is a special workshop designed to help kids understand why healthy friendships are the only kind worth having. Through games, brain-storming, discussion, and writing reflections, kids gain confidence in creating and maintaining real friendships while acquiring the all-important key to relationship success… becoming your own best friend.

This workshop provides kids with the tools to:

• Understand why everyone needs real friends — What happens when you’ve got trust, respect, and honesty? What happens when you don’t?
• Annie’s workshops touched off a chain reaction throughout our council of parents saying, ‘We need that!’ and her trainings deliver the goods.

  —Terri Hague, Sr Program Dir, Girl Scouts SF
  Assess their personal Friendship Network — Are you getting what you need from your friends? If not, what can you do about it?
• Recognize how your choices matter — Your choices and your friends should reflect your values. Do they?
• Resolve conflicts peacefully — When a friendship hits a rough spots how can you get it back on track?

Other topics covered include:

• Stress and the art of re-centering
• Bully-proofing yourself
• Dealing with “mean people”
• Moving on when you’ve outgrown a friend or a friend has outgrown you

Interested in hearing what others had to say about Annie’s Friendship workshops?  Need more info?  Want to see Annie’s schedule of upcoming events.