Faith-Integrated SEL · Ages 6–11

A Christian friendship workbook for kids ages 6–11

Faithful Friends, Flourishing Hearts

Side by Side: The Fruits of Friendship turns faith-based values into simple worksheets for counsellors, teachers, and families. It gives kids the words and the tools to build friendships that last.

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Side by Side
Side by Side: The Fruits of Friendship, book cover
Faith-Integrated SEL Ages 6–11 Mental Health · Schools · Families Out Now Boundaries · Respect · Patience Empathy · Communication · Forgiveness
★★★★★

An Essential, Heartfelt Guide to Healthy Friendships for Kids and Adults Alike

As parents and guardians, navigating the beautiful yet complex journey of childhood friendships alongside our kids can be tricky, but this book serves as the ultimate companion guide. I cannot recommend it highly enough for families, Sunday school teachers, or anyone guiding young hearts.

Bradfield Chinhengo · Verified review, Amazon Canada

Side by Side turns faith-based values into simple worksheets for counsellors, teachers, and families. It gives kids the words and the tools to build friendships that last.

  • Ready-to-use worksheets for counsellors, classrooms, and home
  • Simple words for kids 6–11, with questions to talk about
  • Faith woven in, never preachy, always personal
  • Made for counsellors, Christian schools, and families
Why it works

What makes Side by Side different

Faith-Integrated SEL

Every lesson links a friendship skill to a faith value: boundaries, respect, patience, empathy, talking things out, and forgiveness. Kindness is not just a nice trait. It is rooted in something kids can come back to when things get hard.

Fruits of the Spirit Scripture-grounded

Worksheets That Work

Drawing prompts, questions, and activities kids actually want to do. Every page is illustrated, and made to be worked through next to a grown-up they trust, not alone.

Print-ready Guided activities

Designed for Real Contexts

Maybe you run counselling sessions. Maybe you teach a class. Maybe you are a parent looking for something to do together on a Saturday. This workbook was written with all three in mind.

Mental Health Schools Families

See the workbook in action.

Flip through the opening pages and see how the book reads: the tone and the way each lesson is laid out.

School Counsellors

A friendship curriculum for counselors, with ready-to-run sessions, guides, and questions that fit the way you already work.

Christian Schools

An SEL workbook for Christian schools, with class-ready lessons, group activities, and Bible stories built in.

Christian Families

Fruits of the spirit activities for kids and other Christian child resources, go at your own pace, for parents and kids to do together.

Available now

The workbook is here.

Side by Side: The Fruits of Friendship is out now on Amazon.ca. It teaches the six parts of a strong friendship through Bible stories, activities, and questions to talk about. Written for kids 6–11, and for the adults beside them.

Boundaries, respect, patience, empathy, talking, forgiveness
Activities kids actually want to do
Ways to handle big feelings
Reflection prompts and questions to talk through together
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Available now on Amazon.ca Paperback workbook Independent Canadian author

Paperback · 118 pages · 8.5″ × 11″ (US Letter) · ISBN 9781067876005

Each workbook is designed for one child to keep. For groups, classroom and ministry bundles are available at a discount.

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Bulk order pricing tiers
Copies Price per copy Discount
1–9 copies CAD $24.99 -
10–24 copies CAD $22.50 10% off
25–49 copies CAD $21.25 15% off
50+ copies CAD $20.00 20% off
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Tinotenda Mhuka holding a copy of Side by Side

“I didn't write this because I had all the answers. I wrote it because I knew the question mattered.”

Written by someone who's sat in that room.

Tinotenda Mhuka wrote Side by Side because she kept seeing the same gap. Kids wanted to connect but didn't have the words. Adults wanted to help but had no tools that held faith and feelings together.

This book is what she wished already existed. It comes from her years working with kids in schools and faith settings, and from one belief: kids grow best when they are seen, equipped, and grounded in faith.

She writes the way she works: honest about how hard it is, hopeful about how it ends, and never preachy about the faith behind it.