Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me

Nobody Likes Me
Everybody Hates Me

 The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them ($14.95)

by Michele Borba, Ed.D.

• Do you wish your kid had more friends or could keep the ones she has?
• Is teasing, gossiping, bullying, or cyber-bullying a problem?
• Is she often left out or rejected by other kids?
• Does he just follow the crowd? Are you concerned about his friends?
• Does she complain that she’s unpopular or that nobody likes her?
• Are you at a loss for how to help your child handle those play dates, sleepovers, being shy, too sensitive, too competitive, or having a bad reputation?

Nobody Likes Me shows how to teach your child the 25 most essential friendship-building skills kids need to find, make, and keep friends, as well as survive that social pressure from peers.

CONTENTS 

Why Friendship Matters.

• 15 Essential Skills That Friends Help Friends Acquire.
• Why Are Kids Having Friendship Problems Today?
• Ten Reasons Why Our Kids Are Having a Friendship Crisis.
• How Strong Are Your Child’s Friendship Skills?
• The Friendship-Building Skills Quiz.
• How to Use This Book to Teach Your Child Friendship-Building Skills.
• Friendship Issues and Friendship-Building Skills.
• Six Steps to Teaching Your Child New Friendship-Building Skills.
• 25 Friendship Issues and Friendship Skill Builders.
• The Ten Worst Things Parents Can Do for Their Children’s Social Lives.

Friendship Begins at Home.

• How to Organize a Playgroup.
• Basic Playgroup Dynamics.
• Getting Started.
• Arranging a Schedule.
• Resources.
• How to Arrange Play Dates.
• Solving the Most Common Play Date Problems.
• Friendship Activities for Older Kids.
• Kids with Similar Interests.
• Groups with Similar Interests.
• Potential Clubs and Group Activities.
• Classes.
• Travel Programs.
• Helping Your Child Be a Good Host.
• What You Should Do When Kids Come to Your House.
• Be Sure to Have the Right Supplies.
• Set Clear House Rules.
• Address Discipline Problems Effectively.
• Friendship Skill Builder Books.

The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them.

• 1. Argues.
• 2. Bad Friends.
• 3. Bad Reputation.
• 4. Bossy.
• 5. Bullied and Harassed.
• 6. Cliques.
• 7. Clueless.
• 8. Different.
• 9. Doesn’t Share.
• 10. Fights.
• 11. Gossips.
• 12. Hot Tempered.
• 13. Insensitive.
• 14. Jealous and Resentful.
• 15. Left Out.
• 16. New Kid.
• 17. Peer Pressure.
• 18. Shy.
• 19. Siblings.
• 20. Sleepovers.
• 21. Tattletale.
• 22. Teased.
• 23. Tiffs and Breakups.
• 24. Too Competitive.
• 25. Too Sensitive.

Jossey-Bass/Wiley 2005 Paperback (320 pages)