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Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendship Advice for Kids (K-8)

by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, author, psychologist, focusing on children's feelings, children's friendships, parenting, mental health.
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Latest episodes

  • Not picked to play on team (Charlie, Age 9)

    October 17, 2026 · 7 min

    Re-release of Ep. 125 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Adding to the fun | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops for…

  • Best friend doesn’t want to play with her! (Hazel, Age 6.5) | 165

    October 10, 2026 · 6 min

    Ep. 165 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Smoothing over friction in friendship | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops…

  • What do we owe people who are not our friends? | 164

    October 3, 2026 · 6 min

    Ep. 164 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Avoiding empathy blindspots | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops for kids…

  • Is her friend lying?! (Nova, Age 7) | 163

    September 26, 2026 · 8 min

    Ep. 163 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Why friends lie and what to do about it | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online…

  • How to deal with friendship drama (Serena, Age 11) | 162

    September 19, 2026 · 7 min

    Ep. 162 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Prevent conflict from exploding into drama | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online…

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  • He doesn’t want to be friends with someone (Julian, Age 8) | 161

    September 12, 2026 · 8 min

    Ep. 161 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Is there a kind way to reject someone? | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online…

  • How to say no to a friend without feeling bad (Blaire, Age 12)

    September 5, 2026 · 6 min

    Re-release of Ep. 55 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Saying no can save a friendship | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online…

  • Friends punish her?! (River, Age 9)| 160

    August 29, 2026 · 6 min

    Ep. 160- Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Recognizing stop signs | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops for kids at…

  • Losing her best friend! (Ellie, Age 10) | 159

    August 22, 2026 · 6 min

    Ep. 159- Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: What to do when a friendship is fading | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops…

  • A false story about him! (Erik, Age 7) | 158

    August 15, 2026 · 7 min

    Ep. 158- Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Truth, falsehood, and different perspectives | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online…

  • Will she lose her friends in a different classroom? (Lily, Age 11) | 157

    August 8, 2026 · 6 min

    Ep. 157- Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Staying connected when you're not together | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online…

  • Friend’s new friend doesn’t like him (Ian, Age 11) | 156

    August 1, 2026 · 8 min

    Ep. 156- Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Having another friend isn't a betrayal | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops…

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About the show

Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic is a weekly, 5-min. podcast for children about making and keeping friends. Each episode features an audio recording of a question about friendship from a kid (gr. K-8) plus a practical and thought-provoking answer from Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, (aka Dr. Friendtastic,) an author and clinical psychologist based in Princeton, NJ. For transcripts and discussion questions: https://DrFriendtastic.com/podcast. To submit a question: https://DrFriendtastic.com/submit. For parent resources: https://EileenKennedyMoore.com drfriendtastic.substack.com