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When Your Child is Left Out [a listener Q&A]

Watching your child be ignored hurts. You want to step in, fix it and make it stop.

Before you do, listen to this conversation.

Justin and Kylie answer a question from a mum whose young sons are being shut out by older neighbourhood kids. They share practical ways to help children handle rejection, build confidence and develop friendships that last.

KEY POINTS

Why children grow when they're part of solving the problem.

Questions that help kids think through social challenges.

How changing the play environment can stop exclusion.

Why big age gaps often lead to younger children being left out…

The skinny

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