How Can I Help My Shy Child Make New Friends? My child says it is too hard to play with new kids. Aren’t we supposed to step outside our comfort zone? The first thing I suggest is to ask your child what makes this hard? Why does she avoid trying new things and joining in? […]
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Facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and the context of a situation are social signals for us to pause, read, and decipher how to act. You know your child is rarely aware of subtle social signals and does not understand or read people’s moods to recognize what is important to them. When children do
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You may not feel you needed to be told that arguing with adults is a social faux pas but if your child does not understand the dynamic, then coaching him to understand how his behavior impacts others, and how other people feel when he argues can help him learn important social skills for a lifetime.
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Children often struggle with social emotional skills. Social skills can be learned at any age, but it may develop slowly. Stay patient. Parents need to stay in tune of their child’s specific social emotional needs and help shape a strong framework for social-emotional health. I believe that children need peers of the same intellectual, emotional
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What is Social Emotional Learning (SEL) My simple definition of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) – the ability to manage our emotions, build strong relationships, and live in a state of empathy, joy and empowerment. When you are feeling angry, irritated, overwhelmed in COVID, struggling to initiate caring communication, and bewildered by others’ choices and self-awareness,
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Tools from Why Will No One Play With Me? to help you talk about the Pandemic with your child on Take Control ADHD Podcast
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The holidays are a very social time. This can be a good thing; and a not so good thing. Plan now to teach your child these social emotional skills exercises during the holidays. Common Holiday Social Skills Dilemmas Are you trying to avoid last year’s social challenges? Do you wish your teenager would chat easily
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Do you worry about your child? You are not alone. The pandemic has hit all of us hard in so many ways: financially, medically, academically, and socially. Social emotional concerns are at an all-time high. Parents share their struggles and concerns with me. My heart breaks for these kids – and this includes my own
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What is Empathy? Self awareness and empathy are not just “nice to have,” they impact people’s ability to be successful in life. Research has shown that people who cannot imagine another person’s inner emotional life, who cannot manage their emotions and who cannot read the room, struggle in the workplace and are less successful than
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Like our nation, many of our families are divided. This election was a BIGGIE! Whichever side you are on, chances are self-management skills will be required this Holiday season! What is meant to be a time of joy, kindness, generosity and togetherness can be tinged with dread. We dread the division of our families and
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