Friendship

Insights and Tips for Teenagers

Jean Rawitt (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

152 Seiten

2022
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-5287-4 (ISBN)

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In this age of social media, where many interactions with friends occur online, Friendship: Insights and Tips for Teenagers explores the greater meaning of friendship as a deeply significant and fulfilling area of life. Featuring lively and thoughtful anecdotes from young people who reveal their own expectations and experiences with friendship, this is a much-needed guide for those who want to find and hold on to true friends.

You Will Learn

the long-term benefits of friendships
where and how to find friends
how to cope with shyness or social anxiety
how to recognize and maintain genuine friendships
how to identify and step away from hurtful or toxic relationships

With helpful tips, expert advice, and a list of resources, this book provides valuable insight into how to gain social confidence, initiate friendships, and navigate the often-confusing and anxiety-producing terrain of making strong and sincere social connections.

Jean Rawitt is a freelance writer and a consultant for the Department of Volunteer Services at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York). For ten years, she oversaw the hospital's Varsity Volunteer Services, where she developed and coordinated a program for high-school students to volunteer on hospital inpatient units. She is the author of Volunteering: Insights and Tips for Teenagers and A Loved One with Dementia: Insights and Tips for Teenagers, both part of Rowman & Littlefield’s Empowering You series for young adults.

You Are Not Alone

PART I: WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP

What is friendship and why is it important?
The Difference Between Friendship and Other Relationships
Types of friendships

PART II: EXPECTATIONS AND CHALLENGES

How do friendships happen?
How do you recognize a true friend?
When friendship fails

PART III: WHAT’S NEXT?

What you learn from friendship
How a pandemic affected friendships
Tips on making and keeping good friends

Notes

Resources

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	16.08.2021
Reihe/Serie	Empowering You
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	141 x 217 mm
Gewicht	204 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
ISBN-10	1-5381-5287-8 / 1538152878
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-5287-4 / 9781538152874
Zustand	Neuware