What a fabulous book! This book gives parents, family members, teachers, and counselors the opportunity to learn how to create a Friends Group, with an easy, straight-forward process, specific recommendations and examples. The depth of Linda Thalheimer's insight, sensitivity, supportive and corrective means of encouraging group members to develop the kind of self-esteem, peer relationships, and a much-improved quality of life is remarkable! The concept, of bringing lonely people together so no one is lonely, is simple, yet effective, creating an environment of trust, friendship, and happiness in which social skills and confidence improve, changing lives forever. Robert A. Weaver III, Ph.D., Director and Neuropsychologist