Spending time and playing with friends is an important way for children to learn social skills. Kids need to be encouraged by parents to make friends when they are 3 or 4 years old, as at that time social interaction increases. Contact with the peer group makes the child more confident and facilitates learning rules like sharing, taking turns, exploring their own feelings and those of others.
...Playing with your child is the one of the greatest gifts one can provide for a child\'s well being. The way it helps to regulate the child\'s internal system and emotions have far reaching positive consequences. -Kavya Bose