The reasons why children have difficulty making friends generally include the following:
1. Seeing other children playing and wanting to join, but not knowing how to join
2. Afraid of being rejected by other children
3. Children do not like games played by others
4. During play, they do not get along with other children and are prone to disputes and conflicts.
What to do? You can try the following methods:
1. Teach your children how to join other children’s games.
For example, my child always brought a car or other toys with him when he was a child. When he saw other children playing in the yard, he would deliberately roll the car into the circle of those children, successfully attracting everyone's attention. , and then join them naturally.
2. Teach children social language and respect for others.
For example, hello, please, thank you.
3. Teach children the correct way to express themselves.
When your child is unhappy, start with "I" instead of blaming the other person.
4. Help children learn to look at problems from multiple perspectives.
When someone rejects someone, it’s not because the child is bad, it may be because of many other possible reasons.
5. Understand other people’s feelings.
When others are angry, help your children analyze it, put themselves in their shoes and try to understand the other person’s feelings.
6. When conflicts arise, discuss with your children various ways to solve the problem. In this way, the child can learn how to deal with it next time and not be afraid of conflicts.
7. Give children more positive feedback and avoid labeling.
8. Give children the opportunity to make decisions and give them a sense of control.
9. Play more rough-and-tumble games with your children so that they can establish boundaries with others during the game.