Friendship Course for Kids

Your child meets Katie and hears, right away, what the next few weeks will cover: what friendship actually is, how to talk to people and really listen, what to do when there's a conflict, and — critically — what to do when a friendship gets hard. This short welcome also walks through how the workbook and videos work together, including the reflection pages built for parent-child conversation and the Progress Map your child colors in as they move through each module.

You’ll learn how to use the workbook, which is packed with fun, hands-on activities to help build confidence when making new friends. I’ll walk you through the materials you’ll need, like the workbook, reflection pages, and any supplies for the interactive exercises.

The foundation of the whole course: what actually separates a friend from someone you just know. Your child learns that friendship is something you build — through trust, care, and shared time — not something that just happens because two kids sit near each other.

Six real benefits of friendship, from emotional support to simply having more fun — and the reassuring truth that one or two close friendships matter more than a big group.

Your child fills in their own answer before seeing Katie's — what does a good friend do, and what does a not-so-good one do? Then they practice spotting the difference in real scenarios, landing on the course's central idea for this module: you get to choose what kind of friend you are, every single day.

A guided conversation starter for you and your child to talk through what came up in Module 1 — what kind of friend they've been this week, and what they'd want to do differently.

This one's just for you. A short script for the moment your child names something they're not proud of as a friend — plus how to open up a bigger conversation about who they're actually spending their time with.

Real, practical moves for starting a friendship — being yourself, finding something you both already like — built around the idea that a shared interest is the fastest way past the awkward start.

Addresses the single biggest thing that keeps kids from making a new friend: not knowing what to say first. Five low-pressure conversation starters your child can actually picture using.

The course's signature communication skill: your child learns to look at a disagreement from someone else's point of view — not to decide who's right, but to actually understand what's going on for the other person. Includes a fully worked example before your child tries it with a real situation of their own.

Your child learns that most communication never comes out of anyone's mouth — and plays a two-round game with a sibling or grown-up that lets them feel the difference between being half-listened-to and being fully heard.

A conversation about which communication skill felt easiest for your child, and which felt hardest — plus a family challenge built around the workbook's Conversation Bingo card.

A script for practicing perspective-taking at home using your family's own everyday conflicts, so the skill doesn't stay stuck in the workbook.

A reassuring reframe: conflict isn't a sign a friendship is broken, it's part of having a real one. Your child learns the three-part process for working through a disagreement instead of avoiding it.

The course's most reusable tool: a simple four-part formula — I feel / when / because / I would like — that lets your child say what's bothering them without blaming the other person. Includes a worked example and hands-on practice building their own.

Because every child will eventually be the one who made the mistake. Your child learns a four-part apology that actually means something, and practices it on real, relatable friendship scenarios before writing an apology for something they genuinely owe someone.

A conversation about which repair skill — the I-statement or the four-part apology — your child wants to try first.

A script for the moment you catch yourself needing to repair something with your own child — modeling the exact skill you want them to build.

Your child learns what actually builds trust and respect in a friendship — consistency, honesty, listening — and maps their own relationships using the Circle of Trust activity, sorting the people in their life by how close they actually feel.

A genuinely rare and valuable distinction most friendship courses skip entirely: the difference between a harmless secret, a harmful one, and something that's simply private. Includes a clear, age-appropriate rule for when to tell a trusted adult.

Six real strategies for the moment a friend pushes your child toward something they're not comfortable with — from a direct "no" to simply walking away. No single "right" answer, just real choices your child gets to practice ahead of time.

The lesson most friendship courses don't have. Your child learns that being excluded or dropped by a friend group isn't proof something's wrong with them — and gets a concrete way to think through whether a friendship is worth repairing or whether it's simply time to invest in other people.

A simple three-part formula for a compliment that actually lands — sincere, thoughtful, and specific — plus the flip side most courses skip: how to confidently accept a compliment instead of brushing it off. Includes a real-world challenge to give six genuine compliments this week.

A conversation about trust, respect, and standing up for yourself — and which of those felt most true for your child this week.

A script for the moment your child tells you about being left out — and how to resist jumping straight to fixing it for them.

Your child retakes the exact same check-in from the very start of the course, before looking back at their original answers — so you can both see, concretely, what's actually different now.

A closing conversation about what changed and what your child's favorite part was, plus eight journal prompts built for your child to return to anytime — not just today.

The course ends here, but the skill-building doesn't. A short guide for noticing and naming the moments your child uses what they learned — weeks and months from now, not just this week — plus a few resources if you want to go deeper together.

A warm send-off from Katie, and a certificate of completion waiting for your child on the last page of the workbook.