Friendship Building Psychological Services, PLLC

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Friendship Building Psychological Services focuses on creating a warm and nurturing environment where parents and children learn fundamental friendship building skills.

Back-to-school brain break. ☕️The lunches. The forms. The schedules. The practices. The emails. The trying-to-get-everyo...
09/03/2026

Back-to-school brain break. ☕️

The lunches. The forms. The schedules. The practices. The emails. The trying-to-get-everyone-out-the-door-on-time.

September can feel like a lot.

So if you’re just starting to find your way back into a routine, we feel you — because we’re right there with you.

Take a few extra breaths with your coffee.
Look out the window for a minute.
Notice the birds.
Go outside and touch some grass.
Give yourself permission to not have everything figured out just yet.

We’re going to get through the back-to-school scramble.

And as things start to settle, if you’re noticing that your child is feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, anxious or having a hard time finding their footing socially, Friendship Building is here.

Sometimes kids need a little help finding their calm and their people, too. 💛

09/02/2026

The Child Mind Institute has a rule for sensory sensitive children going back to school 🎒‼️ avoid the “new” on the first day.

New shoes that haven’t been broken in. A new backpack that feels stiff. A new outfit with tags still in.

The first day of school is ‼️NOT ‼️ the day to debut anything. Let your child wear the comfortable shoes. Use last year’s lunchbox. Save the new stuff for Week 2 when their nervous system has settled.🩵 🫧

This helps make the morning a little easier and allows your child to use their 📚secret invisible toolbox📚.

Curious about what’s in the toolbox?? Call us! We’re here to help your child through life’s more confusing social moments.

Fall program begins on September 14 📚📚 Get in touch with our team 🔗

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08/31/2026

Something went wrong. Someone cheated or changed the rules or just won. And suddenly the whole afternoon falls apart.

What you’re actually watching is a kid whose body got overwhelmed faster than their brain could catch up. Not a bad kid. Not a manipulative kid. A kid who hasn’t learned yet how to stay regulated when something feels unfair.

Our goal is to help children understand that their feelings are valid while helping their bodies stay calm enough to actually solve the problem.

That’s what we teach here in our Friendship Building social skills groups on Long Island.

Save this post and get in touch with our team.

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08/28/2026

Don’t reset the sleep schedule overnight. Start shifting bedtime now. Fifteen minutes earlier every two or three days. It sounds small because it is. That’s the point.

Summer bedtimes drift and that’s normal ☁️ 🩵. But a child who has been sleeping until 9am and suddenly has to be up at 6:30 is starting their first week of school already sleep deprived 🫠 🙈. Sleep affects everything else.
Attention,
Regulation,
Social patience,
The ability to shake off a hard moment at recess without it derailing the whole day.

Fall groups open September 14th. Get in touch via the link in bio

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The lunch table. The hallway. The first week of school when every group already seems formed.For children who find the s...
08/26/2026

The lunch table. The hallway. The first week of school when every group already seems formed.

For children who find the social side of things challenging, walking back into that building takes real courage. We want them to walk in with emotional regulation supports and coping skills in their invisible toolbelts.

Fall groups open September 14th. Reach out. We’re happy to talk through whether this is the right fit. Link in bio.

Save this post to keep these strategies ready when needed.

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08/24/2026

Books ✅ Social Skills Groups ✅ This year we start equipped and supported.
Instead of saying “go make a friend.” Try: “See that kid by the Lego table? Go ask him what he’s building.”

What we know from decades of working with children is that the ask has to be small enough to feel survivable. “Go play” is not instructions. “Ask him what he’s building” is.

The difference between a child who eventually eases in and one who stays at the edge is almost always whether they have a specific entry point.
That’s what we teach — the exact words, the exact moment, the exact way to ease in.

Wherever your child is socially, we meet them there and make sure to give you the tools to support them at home. Fall groups open September 14th. Link in bio.

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What 35 combined years of working with children taught us about September.It’s rarely the academics that make the year f...
08/21/2026

What 35 combined years of working with children taught us about September.

It’s rarely the academics that make the year feel hard. It’s everything happening between the classes. The hallway. The lunch table. The group project. The recess that felt impossible to navigate.

That’s where we come in. Fall groups open September 14th.

Whether your child is energetic, shy, or just struggling to connect, we meet them where they are. Call us, and we’ll help decide a goodness of fit in our program.

Link in bio.
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Some of the most important social learning happens in the moments we’re most tempted to step in.If this resonated, reach...
08/19/2026

Some of the most important social learning happens in the moments we’re most tempted to step in.

If this resonated, reach out. We’re happy to have a conversation and figure out together whether our groups are the right fit.

Fall groups open September 14th. Link in bio.

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Friendships look different than they did when we were growing up.Today's kids are navigating new schools, changing frien...
08/19/2026

Friendships look different than they did when we were growing up.
Today's kids are navigating new schools, changing friend groups, group chats, social media, and the everyday ups and downs of growing up—all while trying to figure out where they belong.

Our social skills groups give children and teens a place to build the confidence and communication skills they need to navigate it all. We help kids learn how to join conversations, handle friendship conflicts, read social situations, advocate for themselves, and create meaningful, lasting relationships.

As you're planning your child's fall schedule, consider making social confidence part of the plan. Fall groups are now enrolling. Simply reply to this email or give us a call—we'd love to answer your questions and help you find the right group for your child.
Fall groups are forming now. Contact us to learn more.

08/10/2026

The question we get often from parents is “Will my child actually want to go to a Friendship group?”

Reach out. The answer might surprise you. Link in bio. 🌱

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150 Broadhollow Road
Melville, NY
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