Christina FurnivalThe Not-So-Friendly Friend: How To Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships

I bought this book for my 3 year old who had a mean girl bullying her at daycare. I wasnt sure how she'd respond to the book or if it would help. She responded really enthusiastically and I think enjoyed having a story to relate to. The book gives very simple lessons and tips for how to respond to kids who are being mean. She would ask to read it every night for a while. Highly recommend

I bought this for my 5 year old for us to read together. We have family friends who have a child the same age as our daughter and that friend is not-so-friendly. This is the perfect book for my daughter to realize that not everyone can be a good friend and what to do in cases where someone is not-so-friendly. I love how the book is written and the illustrations with different scenarios really held my 5 yr old's attention. We discussed all the pictures on each page as we read the book together. I love how the book shows how it makes you feel when someone is not-so-friendly and provides the tools to know what a boundary is, when to set a boundary and how to set & hold a healthy boundary. Excellent book!

This book is written beautifully to introduce the idea of boundaries and standing up for oneself and how one wants and deserves to be treated by others. Especially great if your child is not the dominant personality in their friendships, more shy or introverted. Gave a great framework for discussions about how people treat each other and how do we communicate our needs and stand by our self-worth. Really great book.

I absolutely recommend this book! We picked it up to help our child navigate some friendships that can be a bit tricky. It's an easy and enjoyable read for bedtime. I'm definitely interested in finding more books by this author!

Well written and illustrated. Helped my 3 year old work through and problem solve a playmate issue.

I think books on healthy boundaries for kids are so important! This is such a needed topic for us to open up with the kids in our lives because learning how to handle difficult people and find where our own boundaries lie is such a crucial part of mental health and well-being.This is not going to be a comprehensive book on healthy boundaries or difficult friendships. This is a nugget or morsel on the topic... a great conversation starter to be part of a bigger habit of talking about these topics with kids.I like that the author includes notes for parents and caregivers on the topic.Another thing I really appreciated about the book was the diversity in the illustrations. The little girl in the story has a classmate who is in a wheelchair. So nice to see that kind of representation in a child's picture book! I also liked that there were other children and a teacher who were not white included. Children's books featuring diversity and representation in the illustrations is something I personally want to see in the books we choose for our grandkids.

Loved it especially having a sensitive sweet little girl who sometimes struggles to stick up for herself. She related to the little girl and loved learning about “boundaries”

Excellent book and it basically rhymes which I love when chikdrens book rhyme. The story line is also clear and concise and easy to understand and discuss with little kids.