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Friendship Smart: A Parent's Guide

Twelve Principles to Help Tweens and Teens Build Strong, Secure Relationships

by Michelle Mitchell

For more than 30 years, Michelle has interacted with tweens and teens after tricky friendship days. Over that time, she has developed a set of twelve friendship principles that have helped thousands of parents and their children through the most complex areas of growing up.

This book is not just about your child's friendship challenges today; they change daily. This book is about friendship principles that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

In these pages, Michelle has put what she has learnt about friendships into clear, accessible and helpful language that you can transfer to your tween or teen in moments that matter the most.

The twelve principles are-
- Principle 1- Worthiness
- Principle 2- Belonging
- Principle 3- Reciprocity
- Principle 4- Trust
- Principle 5- Placement
- Principle 6- Constructive Conflict
- Principle 7- Protection
- Principle 8- Steadiness
- Principle 9- Boundaries
- Principle 10- Reconciliation
- Principle 11- Perspective
- Principle 12- Growth

With these 12 principles, Michelle has seen young people voice their needs, stand strong and experience more meaningful connections. Most importantly, she has seen these principles give kids options in life.
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Pages:

304

Published:

Jul 2026

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Canada

ISBN:

9781761345326

For more than 30 years, Michelle has interacted with tweens and teens after tricky friendship days. Over that time, she has developed a set of twelve friendship principles that have helped thousands of parents and their children through the most complex areas of growing up.

This book is not just about your child's friendship challenges today; they change daily. This book is about friendship principles that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

In these pages, Michelle has put what she has learnt about friendships into clear, accessible and helpful language that you can transfer to your tween or teen in moments that matter the most.

The twelve principles are-
- Principle 1- Worthiness
- Principle 2- Belonging
- Principle 3- Reciprocity
- Principle 4- Trust
- Principle 5- Placement
- Principle 6- Constructive Conflict
- Principle 7- Protection
- Principle 8- Steadiness
- Principle 9- Boundaries
- Principle 10- Reconciliation
- Principle 11- Perspective
- Principle 12- Growth

With these 12 principles, Michelle has seen young people voice their needs, stand strong and experience more meaningful connections. Most importantly, she has seen these principles give kids options in life.
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