Cameron just finished a four week course at school on how to make and keep friends.
Oh! You thought that was something that people just know how to do?
Well, only for the lucky.
During this course the counselor taught her pupils principles such as giving and receiving compliments, (don't we all struggle with that?), fairness, problem solving/conflict resolution and listening.
Those are fine and dandy.
I really wish she had covered topics such as how to approach a new person and engage them in conversation and how to include people who might not have someone to play with. That's what Cameron really needed.
Alas, the things he picked up certainly can't hurt.
When I was in second or third grade I attended a similar class. I was told it was a special club for an elite group of kids.
No one told me otherwise until about a year ago.
And all this time I thought I was special.
Turns out that being as shy as I was required intervention.
The kind involving a whale puppet and hot chocolate.
But I'm doing just fine now, so maybe Cameron is better off, too.
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2 comments:
Poor Cameron, making friends is so hard and approaching new people is scary! I think you could do an outstanding job of teaching him the things that the counselor didn't cover. Cause you're smart and cool like that. :)
Wow, I never got that class. Although it probably wouldn't have made any difference I was a loner which for the most part meant I liked being alone. Shyness made sure that I was all the way through grade school. Ironically I had a wonderful experience in grade school so maybe that's why I didn't get a class.
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