Friendship Smart: A Parent's Guide

In Friendship Smart: A Parent’s Guide, Michelle Mitchell offers a grounded, deeply practical parenting guide to help families support tweens and teens through the social tangle of modern friendship. Warmly written and research-informed, it’s the kind of book that makes you feel more confident about what to say and what to do—without overreacting or stepping on your child’s independence.

Drawing on decades of experience with young people, Mitchell unpacks what “friendship smart” really means: recognising healthy friendships, handling drama and bullying, and understanding how trust, boundaries and repair work in real life. Along the way, she provides ready-to-use scripts, tools and simple visual diagrams that parents can return to in the moment.

Perfect for parents and carers of adolescents who want clear guidance on teen friendships, social skills and emotional wellbeing—especially during transitions, fallouts or friendship reshuffles.

Add it to your shelf and give your teen (and yourself) a steadier way through the tricky bits.