{"podcast":{"title":"Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Friendship Advice for Kids (K-8)","slug":"kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475","podcast_index_feed_id":5992475,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/695898.rss","website_url":"https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/695898/dd1c62771cebaecf835e6ba3c5085434.jpg","author":"Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, author, psychologist, focusing on children's feelings, children's friendships, parenting, mental health.","episode_count":174,"summary":"Useful tips for parents about children's feelings & friendships from psychologist & author Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD, PLUS weekly 5-min. podcast, Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic, & monthly online workshops. Over 2700 subscribers!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T22:22:15.021715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475"},"episode":{"title":"A false story about him! (Erik, Age 7) | 158","slug":"a-false-story-about-him-erik-age-7-158","published_at":"2026-08-15T12:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/a-false-story-about-him-erik-age-7-158","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475","url":"https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep158-a-false-story-about-him-erik-age7","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211191370/ec31342e39031e9763401facb0af370b.mp3","summary":"Ep. 158- Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Truth, falsehood, and different perspectives | 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: - Students and teachers can have important and deeply caring relationships, but they can’t be friends. Why not? - What is the lesson of the story about three blind men describing an elephant? - How might understanding that different people can have different views about the same situation or event help you deal with a friendship rough spot? - Why do players in a sport agree to go along with what the umpire decides, even if they don’t agree? - Dr. Friendtastic said, “We can’t always win a game, but we can always win the fun.” How do you win the fun while playing with friends? *** You might also like these podcast episodes: Ep. 75: Upset when he loses a game (Alex, Age 10) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep75-alex-age-a10-upset-when-he-loses-a-game Ep. 140 - Friend lies and boasts (Martha, Age 9) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep140-friend-lies-and-boasts-martha-age-9 Ep. 20 - Lying friend (Anna, Age 9) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/kids-ask-dr-friendtasti…","meta_description":"Ep. 158- Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Truth, falsehood, and different perspectives | Friendship advice for kids FREE guide for parents: 12 ways to help your…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":434,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/episodes/a-false-story-about-him-erik-age-7-158/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/a-false-story-about-him-erik-age-7-158.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}