6 Nov 2025

"No one will play with me" - teaching kids about friendship

From Nine To Noon, 11:25 am on 6 November 2025

"No one will play with me" - teaching kids about friendship

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In parenting today - how to coach children on how to make good friendships.

It's a tough moment for any parent if a child comes home from school or kindy and says "no one will play with me".

So what are the ways grown ups can help children learn the basic skills of friendship?

Spoiler alert: show them how its done in your own relationships. Parenting coach and educator Nathan Wallis joins Kathryn.