<p><strong>"I''ve spent lots of time learning how to be a friend to others, but what does it mean to be a friend to myself?"</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>The Friend I Need</em> helps children answer that question.</p><p></p><p>It''s tough being a kid sometimes. The pressures they feel are real. Unfortunately, so is the negative self-talk that can sometimes follow when children don''t get things right the first time (or the fifth) or when emotions are strong. But it doesn''t have to be this way.</p><p><br></p><p>Most children have probably spent time in school or at home learning how to be good friends to others, but what about being good friends to themselves? <em>The Friend I Need</em> shows children that they can be kind, encouraging, and supportive to themselves!</p><p><br></p>