Friendship and Friends
23 Articles & Excerpts
Guys Prefer Non-Drinking Ladies by eNotAlone.com Very often young ladies in college may be drinking in excess to impress or charm the counterparts of the opposite sex. However, the new study suggests that college guys actually are not quite impressed when women become their drinking buddies.
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Best Friends: The Pleasures and Perils of Girls' and Women's Friendships by Terri Apter, Ph.D., Ruthellen Josselson, Ph.D Best Friends provides the missing link to understanding and recognizing the impact of some of the most important relationships in girls' and women's lives. Every woman remembers the sting of betrayal of a girlfriend, and every parent of a daughter
Women and Friendship : The Circle of Decades
Every Woman Has a Story: Many Voices, Many Lessons, Many Lives by Daryl Ott Underhill Imagine yourself in a room surrounded by women from all walks of life. Women so dissimilar to the eye that one might wonder what could possibly have brought them together. Then, as each woman begins to speak, the differences fade and the common thread
Evening Round-Up by William Crosbie Hunter You have found a friend who has been so much help and comfort to you. I have such a friend. Tonight I am in the mood to think of that friend and write him a letter like this: This is to You. It is for You. It is about You.
Treatises on Friendship and Old Age
by Cicero The augur Quintus Mucius Scaevola used to recount a number of stories about his father-in-law Galus Laelius, accurately remembered and charmingly told; and whenever he talked about him always gave him the title of 'the wise' without any hesitation.
The Family and it's Members by Anna Garlin Spencer Friendship has inspired many of the greatest deeds and many of the noblest poems, and has given us examples of heroic devotion almost passing the love of man for woman. It is not within our purpose to recall these great friendships, but they are familiar
Making Friends in Middle School by SAMHSA As children approach adolescence, friends and fitting in often become very important. Young teens increasingly look to friends and the media for clues on how to behave, and they begin to question adults' values and rules.
Father and Son
Comrades by Stephen E. Ambrose, Ph.D. I've waited until the end to write about my friendship with my father. The joy of discovering male friendship is clearest in that friendship because it took a lifetime to appreciate it. A father is not a pal - he is the figure of authority and stability.
You, Your Child, and Your Child's Friends
The Friendship Factor: Helping Our chldr Navigate Their Social World Why It Matters for Their Success H by Kenneth H. Rubin, Ph.D., Andrea Thompson A landmark book on the importance and development of children's social relationships. Based on twenty-five years of research on friendship, Dr. Kenneth H. Rubin reveals the importance of children's social development to their emotional and intellectual
A Good Man's Departure
The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing for Acceptance and Friendship by Dave Pelzer In The Privilege of Youth, Dave Pelzer shares the missing chapter of his life: as a boy on the threshold of adulthood. With sensitivity and insight, he recounts the relentless taunting he endured from bullies; but he also describes the thrill of making
Torch Song
The Friend Who Got Away : Twenty Women's True Life Tales of Friendships that Blew Up, Burned Out or Faded Away by Jenny Offill, Elissa Schappell Losing a friend can be as painful and as agonizing as a divorce or the end of a love affair, yet it is rarely written about or even discussed. The Friend Who Got Away is the first book to address this near-universal experience, bringing together the brave
The Hunger for Friends
The Friendship Crisis : Finding, Making, and Keeping Friends When You're Not a Kid Anymore by Marla Paul Maybe there are some women who have never felt lonely for friends, but I doubt it. I believe virtually every woman has moments, or months, or years when she feels her dance card is empty, or at least not completely filled.
An Invitation to a Birthday Party
Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children by Michael Thompson, Ph.D., Catherine O'Neill Grace, Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D. All parents experience pain about their children's social lives. There is no escaping it. A mother agonizes over her child's social dilemmas. A father immediately assesses whether his son or daughter is well received by a group of children.
A Brother's Love
Teen Love: On Friendship by Kimberly Kirberger Sometimes we look in all the wrong places and to all the wrong people to get the support we need. It's taken me a while to learn that friendship can be found closer than you think, even in your own home. Growing up, I knew I always had a great friend
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Teen Love: A Journal on Friendship by Kimberly Kirberger There is nothing more precious than friendship, and this is never more true than when you are a teen. Our close friends become our most trusted confidantes. Without them, life would be very scary and incredibly boring.
Planting the Garden Alone, Split Strawberries
Teen Ink: Friends and Family by Stephanie H. Meyer, John Meyer In the third volume of the incredibly popular Teen Ink series, teens share their thoughts on the emotional peaks and valleys of dealing with friends and family. The joys and challenges, highlights and sorrows are all exposed in this diverse collection.
The Stranger Within
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger This latest serving from the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series explores the topics nearest and dearest to teen hearts: love and friendship. Your teen years are challenging-relationships with their family and friends are constantly
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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III: More Stories of Life, Love and Learning by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger The third volume in the Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series gives more love, support and inspiration for the series' loyal teen readers. More and more, life is a struggle for teens. Not just dealing with the tragedies that seem to plague them
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A Friend Is a Gift by Joanne Davis A friend is a gift. Whether those words have ever rolled off your tongue or drifted through your head in a quiet moment of deep reflection, the truth is undeniable. Friendship is a gift of enormous value. Providing intimacy, rapport, trust, and affection
Can We Be Friends? Shifting From Partnership to Friendship by EqualityinMarriage.org It's the dreaded four-word phrase. Can we be friends? It's a classic break-up line, but it's also an issue that must be faced when a relationship hits the rocks. In reality, the questions ought to be should we be friends? And, if so, how will we
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