Social Skill Development

Social skills are exactly that...skills. They can and should be developed just like any other skill. Children can learn to work and play with other children if they are struggling to do so. We do this through a number of methods to help improve social thinking and social awareness.

Your child may benefit from social skills development if you are seeing the following behavior:

-- They find it hard to make friends

-- They feel awkward and typically withdraw in social settings

-- They often miss or misunderstand other’s body language (e.g. not knowing when someone is angry, or bored, or not being able to tell when someone else is upset)

-- Often responding in socially inappropriate ways (e.g. ignoring or not engaging with others)

-- Not able to see things from someone else's point of view (e.g. not understanding why something would upset someone else)

-- They do not work or play well in a group

-- They have meltdowns and have a hard time dealing with their emotions.

If your child is having any of these issues, we can help. This is not a 'phase' that your child is going through. If social skills are not worked on early, they develop into different social problems later in life. Get help today. Contact us and let us help!