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Social Skills for Kids

From Making Friends and Problem-Solving to Self-Control and Communication, 150+ Activities to Help Your Child Develop Essential Social Skills
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Social Skills for Kids by Keri K. Powers offers 150 engaging activities designed to help children develop crucial social skills. This guide covers a range of interactions, from group play to one-on-one conversations and even virtual communication. It provides parents and caregivers with practical, fun exercises that encourage children to take turns, maintain eye contact, and stay engaged, all essential skills for success in school and life.

The book also explains how social skills develop in children and suggests ways to nurture this growth effectively. Whether facilitating playdates, spending quality time together, or supporting virtual interactions, this resource equips adults with tools to help children socially thrive.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals working with children, especially those interested in fostering social development and emotional intelligence in early childhood through practical, playful methods.

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Help your children develop essential social skills—including groups, one-on-one interactions, and virtual communication—with these 150 easy, fun activities to teach your kids how to socially succeed.

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Help your children develop essential social skills—including groups, one-on-one interactions, and virtual communication—with these 150 easy, fun activities to teach your kids how to socially succeed.

From taking turns to making eye contact to staying engaged during conversations, developing appropriate social skills is an important factor for kids to be able to succeed in school and life in general. But how can you tell if your child is really making progress while you read the same stories, have the same conversations, and chaperone the same playdates? The answer is to add some variety to your child’s daily activities with these 150 exercises specially designed to keep your child (and their friends) entertained, all while teaching them effective social skills.

In Social Skills for Kids, you’ll learn everything you need to know about how social skills develop in children and what you can do to support their growth. In this book, you’ll find games to encourage them in group settings, activities that you (or another caregiver) can do alone with your child, and ways to make the most of virtual interactions for social skill development.

So whether you’re looking for new activities to entertain a few friends during playtime, searching for fun (and educational) games you and your child can play together, or even interested in ways to include people you can’t physically visit, Social Skills for Kids has all the tools you need to help your child develop the social skills they need to succeed.

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Praised as a valuable resource for parents, educators, and social workers, the book is described as a "treasure trove of interactive social skills activities" that are easy to understand and implement. Reviewers highlight its well-organised structure and practical nature, with endorsements from experts such as Brandy Thompson, Tana Amodeo, and Rachel R. Duke who commend its focus on empathy, growth mindset, and age-appropriate guidance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781507215753

Publisher: Adams Media Corporation

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 July 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Adams Media Corporation

Illustration: 2-color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 338g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Keri K. Powers, MA EdHD, MEd, NCC, is a mental health counselor turned elementary school counselor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. She has written children’s books Zen Hen and Llamaste to help kids develop mindfulness practices and challenge worries and Social Skills for Kids, a book of activities to help families promote social skills at home. Keri loves helping kids learn skills to manage worries and build confidence to succeed! Find more at CounselorKeri.com.

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