Week Eight

Posted on March 19, 2008

Peer Relationships, what an important topic. As I think of my friendship journey from childhood to middle aged adult I am struck by the fluidity of those friends. A very few have lasted since my college years, some I hear from once a week, some once a decade (yes many decades have passed).The skills I need are the same (caring, sharing, empathy, communication, eye contact, shared experiences).The friends change and the time allowed for friendships change (it only seems to decrease)but the skills and desire do not.This is probably the most important thing we can give our children (both birth and classroom kids). We all need and want friends. I really enjoyed the reading on this topic. How to make time and occasions is the hard part. Inclusion does help as does after school activities(where did they go?) Another challange for me to try to institute in my classroom. SARA