5 Ways To Foster Basic Social Skills For Kids Going Back To In-Person School

Fostering basic social skills for kids is now more important than ever as school gradually returns to in-person.

It’s been about three weeks since your children returned to school buildings. How is the new normal treating your family? 

For most, this is the first time since schools closed in March 2020 that your children have had a full-time, in-person schedule. 

Most parents and teachers are cautiously monitoring the children. How are they holding up — academically and socially — while in new classroom arrangements that no longer offer grouping or indoor lunches?

How do you help young people relearn basic social skills for the rapidly changing world? Do you need to support your child as they relearn basic social skills?

I argue that students need to return to the classroom for the development of critical social skills as well as their mental and physical health.

Depending on the age of the child, some may not have been in a school building for two years. As students and adults adjust, parents should “slow the roll” and help children re-adjust, gradually. Some children may need to be retaught basic social skills.

Here are 5 ways to foster basic social skills for kids going back to in-person school.

1. Ensure your child knows how and when to ask for help.

Knowing how and when to ask for help is a critical, yet surprisingly complicated, life skill. Children first must recognize when they need help and then manage their feelings that may get in the way.

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