Articles Tagged: best friends

Why would teachers want to ban best friends in schools?

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Mar 19, 2012

I still remember my best friend from primary school with fondness some 30 years on. We lived in each others' pockets, we shared secrets, we giggled, we talked about what sort of pony we'd get in the totally implausible event our parents would let us have one.

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Terrible Twos: Making friends

By Pip Jones, Jul 27, 2011

A few weeks ago, as I was ferrying the shopping out of the boot of the car while the girls looked animatedly at muddy stones and dried up leaves in the front garden, Ava suddenly got most excited.

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Diary of a 6-year-old: Best friends and men in skirts

By Suze Nowak, Oct 8, 2010

I've got two best friends in school. Most people only have one best friend so that means I'm special. There's a boy in my ...

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Do children really need "friendship coaches"?

By Jenny Cornish, Jun 27, 2010

A new profession is springing up in the USA - "friendship coaches". Apparently having "best friends" is now a Bad Thing ...

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