5 Ways To Maintain Your Child’s Social Skills During COVID19

Due to COVID-19, government and medical professionals are urging us to stay physically distant and avoid social gatherings.

Although parents are being asked to promote physical distance outside the family, helping children develop social skills is still possible.

As busy people, we don’t always make the time to connect even in our immediate households. Social distancing is the perfect time to connect with family.

Social skills are life skills

Connection to others is essential to mental and physical health. Helping children feel connection is possible, even without playdates and when school is out of session.

Follow these 5 tried-and-true methods of engaging with your family and helping children learn essential social skills, without an electronic device:

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Caroline Maguire
Caroline Maguire, M.Ed. is an ADHD coach, author, and sought-after speaker on SEL, ADHD, and neurodiversity. For more than 15 years, she has helped parents, adults, and educators strengthen emotional regulation, social awareness, and real-world social skills, including her “social spy” approach. Her debut book, Why Will No One Play With Me?, won multiple awards, including American Book Fest’s Best Parenting and Family Book (2020). Her next book, Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults, is scheduled for release in April 2026.
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