Friends Listen

Name: Friends Listen
ISBN: 9781666320107

For children learning to connect with others, this book highlights the power of active listening in building strong, caring friendships and understanding feelings.

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About This Book

A parent should reach for this book when their child is struggling with the give-and-take of friendship, such as interrupting, talking over others, or seeming unaware of a friend's feelings. "Friends Listen" is a straightforward concept book that isolates and teaches one of the most crucial social skills: active listening. Through simple text and clear, diverse illustrations, it demonstrates how listening with your ears, eyes, and heart helps you understand friends, offer comfort, and share joy. This book is a perfect, gentle tool for preschoolers and early elementary kids, offering a concrete model for empathetic behavior and opening a direct conversation about how to be a caring friend.

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What Parents Should Know

Sad ThemesMild

A character is shown looking sad, which is resolved by a friend listening and offering comfort.

Sensitive Topics

The book touches on basic emotions like sadness and excitement. The approach is direct, secular, and gentle. All emotional situations presented are mild and resolved positively within the page spread, modeling supportive friendship behavior as the solution.