Creative PARENTING Help your child make friends easily

Your child may be a great chatterbox at home, but may well be hesitant and awkward in a new school, neighbourhood or city.

- NISHA DANIEL

Here are some ways to help your child make new friends with confidence and ease.

Throw a party. hosting a tea party is worth the effort. Ask your child to invite new friends, or children she would like to be friends with, and watch them bond over snacks and games.