# How to be a good friend | re-release Ep. 42 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/how-to-be-a-good-friend-re-release-ep-42 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/how-to-be-a-good-friend-re-release-ep-42.md Podcast: [Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendship Advice for Kids (K-8)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475) Published: 2026-07-04T13:03:15+00:00 Episode link: https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep152a-ep42-how-to-be-a-good-friend-re-release Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205044791/160cd5084549c0f41dca58df0e8b2503.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/episodes/how-to-be-a-good-friend-re-release-ep-42 Duration seconds: 394 ## Resource Re-release Ep. 42 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: 4 Areas of Friendship | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your child make friends https://drfriendtastic.com/gift/ Parents, check out my online workshops for kids at workshops.eileenkennedymoore.com . Would YOUR KID like to be featured on the podcast? SUBMIT A QUESTION TO DR. FRIENDTASTIC at https://DrFriendtastic.com/submit (Obviously, this is not psychotherapy, and it’s not for emergency situations.) For an easy-to-read TRANSCRIPT, go to: https://DrFriendtastic.com/podcast/ Like the podcast? Check out my books at https:// EileenKennedyMoore.com . Subscribe to my NEWSLETTER, https:// DrFriendtastic.substack.com , to get podcast episodes sent to your email plus articles for parents. *** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: - What are some ways that you are a good friend? (Hint: what do you do to show your friends you like and care about them?) - Why is it sometimes hard to be a good friend? - Thinking about the different friendship areas Dr. Friendtastic highlighted, fun, support, closeness, and handling conflicts, which do you think is the hardest to do well? Why? - What could you do to try to become an even better friend? (Think about all the areas and questions mentioned in the podcast episode.) *** You might also like these podcast episodes: Ep. 92 - What to say when a friend is feeling down (Mason. Age 13) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep92-mason-age-13-what-to-say-when-a-friend-feels-down Ep 136 - How long should you keep a friend (Matthew, Age 7) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/how-long-should-you-keep-a-friend Ep. 124 - How to Join Kids Playing (Amelia, Age 8) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep124-how-to-join-kids-playing-amelia-age9 Get full access to Dr. Friendtastic for Pare… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/episodes/how-to-be-a-good-friend-re-release-ep-42/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/how-to-be-a-good-friend-re-release-ep-42.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.