Douglas Hofmann paintings

Douglas Hofmann paintings
Diane Romanello paintings
all the books and articles on child development I've read. Yet all that knowledge didn't stop my heart from breaking just a bit to see her delight fade so quickly when the girls ditched her. My brother-in-law told me to get used to this feeling. Part of the agony of parenthood is watching our children try to make friends with others, and either succeed or fail. You instinctively dislike seeing your child get rejected. This instinct serves a good purpose. It turns out that the ability to make friends is critical for the success of our children, even early on. And it's not just because friends make our children smile and laugh. Friends may also help kids do better in school because so much of their learning comes from interaction with others, according to a 1998 study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. And kids who feel connected in school will be happier getting on the bus in the morning. What's a parent's job in this, other than to get a stomachache every time our children venture onto the playground in search of friends?