Human Growth and Development / Unit 8 HGD 1076 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Friendship in Middle Childhood
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The idea
Friendships in middle childhood become reciprocal and built on trust, and similarity comes to mean shared interests rather than a shared street.
In practice
Two ten-year-olds bonding over the same book series and keeping each other's secrets.
Where people slip
Empathy, altruism and cooperation attract friends; aggression or extreme withdrawal can leave children overlooked.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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