Fitting in versus being true to yourself (Nev, Age 11)

Ep. 85  - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: No friend group has more power than you.

Nev wonders what her mom means when she says, "No friend group has more power than you."

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*** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

- Would you rather hang out with just one friend or a group of friends? Why?

- What are some ways that friend groups might influence you?

- Why is it sometimes hard for kids to stand up for what they want in a friendship group? (Hint: What might they be afraid could happen?)

- Dr. Friendtastic says that hiding how you feel can be unfair to you and to your friends. How is it unfair to you? How is it unfair to your friends?

*** You might also like these podcast episodes:

Ep. 76 - Ayana, age 10: Friends ditch herhttps://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep76-anaya-age-10-friends-ditch-her

Ep. 64 - Blake, age 13: Make friends with different interestshttps://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-ep64-blake

Ep. 48 - Lily, age 6: New friend claims to be best friendhttps://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/lily-age-6-new-friend-claims-to-be-best-friend

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