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I'm looking for a book for my ds8 about friendship and playing with others. I notice that he plays very well one-on-one with the other two boys on our street, but when all 3 of them get together, he's always the one left out. The other 2 are older (one by a year, one by 3) and bigger. He gets upset because the others tease him, but he won't just walk away and do something else when they treat him badly. I've tried talking to him about it, but I'm not getting through. Can anybody reccommend a book for him?

any chance of finding other friends? get into some other groups?
so he can feel that he has other friends and so these one are 'ok' but not his only source of friendship ...

just an idea
sorry, don't know any books about it...

Thank goodness he does have other friends, but these are the kids who are most convenient. Playing with all of his other friends require setting up a playdate, so there's more of a time commitment involved. When there's a hour to play before it gets dark, we can't really invite one of the other friends over.

i love the book. Good friends are hard to find. its for the parent to read.it helped us a lot. best wishes. Grinity

I will second *Good Friends are Hard to Find* as being a great resource, more for parents though.

I think the challenge on your street is the number 3. Three children can be a tough dynamic because one child often gets left out. As a child, I frequently played with two sisters at their home and I was usually the one who was left out. I've seen this happen with my older DD when there are 2 other girls, especially if the other two girls know each other well. I try to avoid having 3 on a playdate if possible. Is there another boy on the next block that is close enough to change the dynamic?

Good luck!