{"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":"When “joking” is mean, not funny (Seb, Age 11)","slug":"when-joking-is-mean-not-funny-seb-age-11","published_at":"2026-03-07T13:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475/when-joking-is-mean-not-funny-seb-age-11","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kids-ask-dr-friendtastic-friendship-advice-for-kids-k-8-5992475","url":"https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep138-when-joking-is-mean-not-funny-seb-age11","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190099319/80e3a3320c6685688bb3f482f6a1790f.mp3","summary":"Ep. 138 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: How to respond to mean comments from friends or others | 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: - Think of a time that another kid said something that hurt or upset you. What happened? How did you handle it? - What are some reasons someone might say something that hurts your feelings without trying to be mean? Why is it important to assume a friend has good intentions? - Why should your approach to unfunny joking be different depending on whether or not the joker is a friend? (Hint: Why should you only share your feelings with people who care about you?) - How can telling a friend how you’re feeling improve your friendship? *** You might also like these podcast episodes: 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. 111 - Friend won’t forgive her (Thea, Age 11) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep111-friend-wont-forgive-her-thea-age11 Ep. 106 - Friend acts different when others aren’t around (Charlotte, Age 7) https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep106-friend-acts-different…","meta_description":"Ep. 138 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: How to respond to mean comments from friends or others | Friendship advice for kids Parents, check out my online work…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":358,"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/when-joking-is-mean-not-funny-seb-age-11/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/when-joking-is-mean-not-funny-seb-age-11.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}