TIME for Kids - Age 5+ Family Edition

TIME for Kids builds the critical reading skills kids need to succeed in the information era.

GOOD FRIENDS • Friends are important. They keep you company when you’re feeling lonely. They cheer you up when you’re feeling down. Friends make everything more fun. How can you make and keep friends? TIME for Kids spoke with Deborah Gilman. She’s a child psychologist. “Friendship is like any other skill that you have to practice,” she says. Read on for more of her expert advice.

FRIENDLY FACES • Friendship is a theme in many books. Some teach lessons in kindness. Others remind us how nice it is to have a buddy. Here are three of TFK’s favorites.