Friends

What are Friends?

When people get on with each other they are called friends.

Friends are people who you can trust.

Friends are nice to be with.

Friends are people who you enjoy spending time with.

Everyone has the right to make friends.

Some friends are people you talk to about your life

Friendships

Everyone has the right to make friends.

Friends feel comfortable with each other.

Friends have a good time together.

Sometimes it is hard to make friends and meet new people.

Sometimes friends argue or disagree, they are still friends.

You can make friends in a lot of different ways.

Where can you make friends?

You can make friends by meeting new people.

You can make friends by doing a hobby or going to a group.

You can meet people at...

• work
• day centres
• volunteer work
• clubs
• doing sport
• through pen friends
• on the Internet.

There is a charity called Write Away who help people who have a learning difficulty find a pen pal. A pen pal is a friend you write to.