Social Skills

Peer relationships and the ability to relate to others are critical for the emotional development of all children. The Kid Connection developed this course with the goal of helping your child to increase social interaction, social awareness, and self-confidence through games and guided therapeutic instruction. Social skills classes are one-hour sessions that meet once a week and are conducted on an eight-week cycle. Classes are assigned to match the age of your child and appropriate peers.

The following are some examples of the social skills targeted for intervention:

• Making eye contact
• Initiating interactions such as play, conversation, etc.
• Taking turns
• Understanding other people’s body language such as facial expressions
• Understanding emotions and expressing emotions
• Friendship building