Survival Guide for Making and Being Friends

Dr. James J. Crist is a psychologist and Clinical Director at the Child and Family Counseling Center (CFCC) in Woodbridge, Virginia. At CFCC, he provides psychological testing and individual, couples, and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults, specializing in children with ADHD, depression, and anxiety disorders. He is also a licensed substance abuse counselor who works with addictive disorders in teens and adults. Dr. Crist has authored and coauthored numerous books, including Keeping Your Cool When They Can't: Parenting Children Who Struggle with Anger; I'm Here: A Peer Counseling Guide for Teens; What's the Big Deal About Addictions?; What to Do When You're Cranky and Blue; What to Do When You're Scared and Worried; Siblings: You're Stuck with Each Other, So Stick Together; and The Survival Guide to Making and Being Friends.

• ContentsA Friendly IntroductionChapter 1: What’s the Big Deal About Friends?Chapter 2: Ten Tips for Meeting and Making New FriendsChapter 3: Five More Friendship Skills (And Four Friendship Flubs to Avoid)Chapter 4: How to Keep Friendships Going StrongChapter 5: Get-Togethers: Being a Host with the Most and a Guest Who’s the BestChapter 6: How Autism, ADHD, and Other Disorders Affect FriendshipsChapter 7: How to Handle Fights, Hurt Feelings, and Other Friendship TroublesChapter 8: When Friendships EndChapter 9: The Next Step: Being the Best Friend You Can BeA Note to Grown-UpsResourcesIndex

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