FRIENDSHIP SKILLS

Friendship skill is one of the social competencies that a person should acquire. For preschoolers, friendship is limited to being side by side or playing together. Friendship, generally love, respect, attachment, tolerance, responsibility, ability to establish relationships, initiating conversation, listening, assertiveness, initiating effective and appropriate communication, interaction, reaction to communication, getting along, giving, sharing, helping friends and helping their friends when needed. It includes attitudes and behaviors such as asking for help from friends), respecting the rights of others, defending one's own rights, reconciliation, paying attention to social justice.

It also covers the topics of recognizing emotions, understanding the emotions of others, being sensitive to emotions (empathy), expressing love, and being careful not to conflict with others. Basically, friendship skills are acquired through learning and training.

3-year-olds begin to develop a social personality. They join small groups of friends. They play simple cooperative and coordinated games. They begin to share toys. They join their friends' games.

4 and 5 year olds often choose friends of their own kind in a more mature way than three year olds. They are affected by the behavior of their friends. They also affect themselves. They are also affected. They usually want to do what their friend did. They learn to enjoy friendship, to give, to share, to cooperate, to coordinate, to wait in games. They play group games. They follow the rules in these games. They show a friendly approach.