Don't Mom Alone Podcast12 Elo 2024

“How Can I Help My Kid Make Friends?” :: David Thomas and Sissy Goff [Ep 483] Summer of Mentorship week 6

Do you try to coach or control your kids in friendships? Whether sending them off to Kindergarten or College there are so many opportunities along the way to help them be good friends and pick good friends.

Today we are revisiting an amazing conversation with Sissy Goff and David Thomas discussing how to help our kids foster friendships. As licensed counselors, working at DayStar Counseling Center in Nashville, they provide support, encouragement, and compassion to children, adolescents, and families in need through counseling.

This episode has advice at every turn for every age and stage. David talks about dropping his son off at college and how to be a coach - not a fixer. We discuss shifting from focusing on how to get friends to how to be a good friend. Sissy breaks down the girl issues that arise with anxiety, feelings of isolation or being left out, and moms who sometimes care more than their daughters about certain social situations. This is a perfect episode heading into back-to-school season as we prepare to navigate relationships alongside our kids.

Connect with David Thomas and Sissy Goff:

Website: Raising Boys and Girls
Facebook: Raising Boys and Girls
Instagram: Sissy Goff (@sissygoff) and Raising Boys and Girls (@raisingboysandgirls)
Podcast: Podcast | Raising Boys and Girls

Summer of Mentorship Discussion Questions:

What stood out to you in the week’s episode?
What is one step you can take to become a coach instead of a fixer?
Could you sit down this week and have your child make a list of what characteristics a good friend has? Ask them how they are doing on that scale and if they are looking for people with those same qualities.
Can you name one issue one of your kids is having in this area and what ideas this episode brought up for you to try?
Are you praying for your kids' friendships and connections? If not, stop and pray now for one another that the Lord would provide lifelong Godly friends this year for each of your children.

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