{"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":164,"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 2500 subscribers!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T12:20:09.756619+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475"},"episode":{"title":"Can we be friends with anyone? (Michael, Age 9) | 141","slug":"can-we-be-friends-with-anyone-michael-age-9-141","published_at":"2026-03-28T12:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/can-we-be-friends-with-anyone-michael-age-9-141","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475","url":"https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep141-can-we-be-friends-with-anyone-michael-age9","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192378200/1a3f56a54e18624e457da886c34d3ffb.mp3","summary":"Ep. 141 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Being friendly vs. being friends | Friendship advice for kids Parents, check out my online workshops for kids at workshops.eileenkennedymoore.com . FREE quiz: Is Your Child a Good Friend? https://eileenkennedymoore.ck.page/e37dcc098f 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 is the difference between being friendly and being friends? - Why is it generally a good idea to be friendly with people even if they are not your friends? - What are some reasons why two kids might not want to be friends with each other? - Dr. Friendtastic said, “Friendship is not all-or-nothing.” What does that mean? (Hint: What are some different kinds of friends you have?) *** You might also like these podcast episodes: Ep. 133 - Can he be friends with people who don’t like him? (John, Age 8) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep133-can-he-be-friends-with-people-who-dont-like-him-john-8 Ep. 129 - Kindest way to break up with a friend (Audrey, Age 9) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep129-kindest-way-to-break-up-with-a-friend-audrey-age-9 Ep. 122 - Excluded because he’s a boy (Calvin, Age 8) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep122-excluded-because-hes-a-boy-calvin Get full access to Dr. Friendtastic for Parents at drfriendtastic.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Ep. 141 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Being friendly vs. being friends | Friendship advice for kids Parents, check out my online workshops for kids at work…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":346,"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/can-we-be-friends-with-anyone-michael-age-9-141/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/can-we-be-friends-with-anyone-michael-age-9-141.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}