--- title: "Friendships change over time" description: "Understand that friendships change over time, that it's normal for friends to drift apart or for new friendships to form, and develop strategies for making new friends and handling friendship changes " canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/friendships-change-over-time-mt_X7Tu94-a2m source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/friendships-change-over-time-mt_X7Tu94-a2m.md retrieved: 2026-11-12 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Friendships change over time Understand that friendships change over time, that it's normal for friends to drift apart or for new friendships to form, and develop strategies for making new friends and handling friendship changes without feeling like something is wrong with them Subject: Personal & Social Development · Area: Friendship & Cooperation · Ages 7 to 9 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/friendships-change-over-time-mt_X7Tu94-a2m ## Ready when they can - Explain that friendships changing is normal and doesn't mean something is wrong - Describe a strategy for making new friends, such as joining a club or inviting someone to play - Talk about a friendship that changed and how they handled it ## Lesson: Friendships change over time Friendships change as people grow. A friend you sat with every day last year might not be your closest friend now, and that is normal. It does not mean you did anything wrong. **Example.** Maya and Priya were best friends in first grade. By third grade, Priya joined the soccer team and started eating lunch with her teammates. Maya felt a little sad at first. Then she joined the art club and met Jordan, who loved drawing dinosaurs just as much as she did. *(drawing: Maya and Priya's friendship changed as they grew, and both of them ended up with friends old and new.)* **Tip.** To make a new friend, look for people who like the same things you do. Join a club, ask to sit with someone new at lunch, or invite a classmate to play at recess. It is okay to feel a little sad when a friendship changes. You can still be friendly with that person and build new friendships too. New friends do not erase old ones. **Recap.** Friendships change as people grow, and that is normal. You can handle it by staying open to new friends, like joining a club or inviting someone to play. ## Practice 8 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Makes someone a good friend](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/makes-someone-a-good-friend-mt_HBcvu0UxYe) ## Opens up - [Repair, Distance, or Let Go](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/repair-distance-or-let-go-mt_eeWpCYQG1Z)