Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them

I really regret having spent money on this book. Most of what is included in it is either common sense or not very helpful. For example, in the section on the child who is, "Left Out," the first bullet under "What Should I Do?" reads, "Teach Your child how to deal with rejection. If your child whines, cries, or pleads to be included, chances are she'll turn the group off. So suggest she try to maintain her dignity in of her pain." This book didn't add anything to my existing social skillset and did not allow me to help my child at all. Do not purchase this book if your child does not pick up on social clues easily and/or acts impulsively. Real life social situations with children do not allow the kind of time and focus needed for the approaches included in this book. Your child will need to be able to be 100% mindful of his/her behavior during all social interactions in order to make these approaches work and honestly, if my child were capable of that, I probably wouldn't have felt the need to purchase the book in the first place.

I’m not sure how long it’s been since Borba was actually parenting but her whole tone seems to be criticizing our generation of parents and kids. This one is out of touch with those of us parenting during the pandemic

I haven't read it all yet, but it seems to be insightful.

I am a retired school counselor and used this as a resource for parents. I am a Grandma now and recommend it for all parents of children dealing with social issues.

This is a very helpful book, easy to read with lots of practcal tips and information. I love the suggested words and phrases. The way the book is set up is easy too to access the information. I would definitely recommend this book for any parent, grandparent, teacher or interested-in-children adult. No problem giving it 5 stars!

Good book... Haven't been able to finish it yet.

Helpful for parents if you work in a school.

I thought this book was great and offered plenty of great advice (my children are 2-7 so I am reviewing it from that perspective). There are discussions on 25 friendship problems: argues, bad friends, bad reputation, bossy, bullied and harassed, cliques, clueless, different, does't share, fights, gossips, hot tempered, insensitive, jealous and resentful, left out, new kid, peer pressure, shy, siblings, sleepovers, tattletale, teased, tiffs and breakups, too competative, and too sensitive. No one child is going to have all these problems, but the sections are separate so you can read just the sections that apply to your child.The reason I docked one star is because of the "shy child" section. I have a very quiet, or "shy" child so was particularily interested in this part. However, the author points out to never let anyone call your child "shy" but "SHY" is in the title of her chapter, in the title of all the suggested reading books for children and parents, and is the word of choice to talk about this personality trait. So, it's really confusing. Does she think the word shy is OK or not? It's not totally clear....Anyhow, I guess the main point is even if your child is "shy" don't let him/her use this as an excuse. Help him/her to work thru it.Anyhow, I would recommend this book for your parenting library. It's easy to use and well organized.

Not written by a Psychologist. Basically is her opinion, and refers you to other, better books! If you have any common sense you can write this book yourself.

I found this book chock-full of helpful tips & tricks to help social interactions. Personally, I found the chapters on how to host playdates with young children suuuuper helpful. At our house, playdates went from chaotic affairs where my 5 yr old child and I were left drained and a bit unsatisfied, to successes every time thanks to the guidance in this book that gave us good tips about stuff that seems basic but that we just didn't know. Examples include things like: keep a playdate short, 2-3 hours. Make a list of activities beforehand. Limit to 1 child coming over. Teach your kids basic rules like 'show them around'. Get the kids to take turns picking activities. -- stuff like that. It's obvious when someone tells you, not always obvious when you're trying to figure it out on your own... at least, it wasn't for me and my child. So I gave playdates as an example, but the book covers lots of other situations too.Down to earth, pratical advice with lots of details. Easy to understand and to follow. It's divided according to situations, or themes, and you can just dip into whatever chapter applies to the situations you are encountering with your child. I really liked how this book was practical in addressing problems, rather than just sort of talking around the issue without telling parents what to do, which is the feelings I sometimes get with other books.