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Social skills activities for children and teenagers

Social skills activities for children and teenagers
Social skills activities for children and teens: Evidence-based ideas to help kids communicate, connect, empathize, and read minds © 2015 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved Social skills activities put to the test We want our children to succeed in the social world--to learn how to cooperate, make friends, and negotiate conflicts. We want them to develop strong perspective-taking skills, and treat other people with fairness and compassion. How can we help them do it? For instance, middle school children (11-14 years old) experienced significant changes after playing Awkward Moment™, a researcher-designed party game that requires players to choose solutions to thorny social problems. Other studies indicate that friendly, "prosocial" video games -- like Mario Sunshine™ or Animal Crossing™ -- motivate players to be more kind, sympathetic, and helpful. So here they are: Research-inspired social skills activities, listed by age group. Social skills activities for toddlers Taking turns Charades

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Test Your Dominant Side - Eye, Hand & Foot What you'll need: A pen or pencil Paper or a notepad to write your findings on An empty tube (an old paper towel tube is good) A cup of water A small ball (or something soft you can throw) Instructions: Write ‘left’ or ‘right’ next to each task depending on what side you used/favored. When you’ve finished all the challenges review your results and make your own conclusions about which is your dominant eye, hand and foot. Eye tests:

Get Organized At Home With A Home Managemen So you think businesspeople are the only folks who need a personal planner? Think again: families need an organizer, too, to keep life moving smoothly on the home front! A planner for the entire household allows anyone--child, visitor, babysitter--easy access to the information they need. It's a one-stop information center for busy families. How will you use it? Step-Up Group Teen Curriculum :A Curriculum for Teens Who Are Violent at Home (Facilitator's Manual) - MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse Discussion: Red Flags Start by reviewing the definition of red flags provided in the Red Flags worksheet. Exercise: My Red Flags Next, have teens fill out My Red Flags in their workbooks. Parents can fill out Identifying Red Flags in Your Teen in their workbooks. Have the groups share their responses in small groups or with the class.

Watch Me Learn Developing social skills has a direct impact on the outcome of our lives. Social skills are the building blocks that allow us to continue learning, function in society and have successful social relationships. We need to understand what is happening in situations before we can successfully function within them. This understanding requires social skills. Dancing Oobleck My kids love trying new Science Experiments, and play recipes. Today we decided to combine the 2 and try to make our Oobleck dance using sound waves. If you have never made it before, Oobleck is a mixture of cornstarch and water. When played with fast it acts like a solid…when allowed to relax it acts like a liquid. Brain Foods Pictures Slideshow: What to Eat for Better Concentration (1) Liv Friis-Larsen / iStockphoto (2) Christopher Robbins / Digital Vision / Getty Images (3) Tom Grill / Photographer's Choice / Getty Images (4) Lew Robertson / Photographer's Choice (5) Rauzier-Riviere / StockFood Creative / Getty Images (6) Creativ Studio Heinemann / Getty Images

What's Your Relationship Reality? Relationships are a tricky topic…if you’re in one, there’s a million questions (am I happy? Is he right for me? Should we break up?) and if you’re not, there are a million more (when will I meet someone? Will dating my friend ruin the friendship? Am I the only single person left in the world?). Make Your Own Rock Candy A wooden skewer (you can also use a clean wooden chopstick) A clothespin 1 cup of water2-3 cups of sugarA tall narrow glass or jar Clip the wooden skewer into the clothespin so that it hangs down inside the glass and is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the bottom of the glass. (as shown) Remove the skewer and clothespin and put them aside for now.

How Do I Love Thee? Experts Count 8 Ways Credit: DreamstimeWhile the rest of us trade pink teddy bears and chocolate hearts, some scientists are putting love under the microscope – and the magnetic resonance imaging machine. But what is it they are studying, anyway? For this Valentine's Day, LiveScience decided to ask the experts a question once left to early-'90s chart-topping dance hits: What is love? Here's what they said. Author Bio Stephanie Pappas

Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter ShareThis Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter continues to share information and encourage discussions on ending violence against women. An important part of our work is public education and we endeavor to make ourselves available to the public to speak on the topic of violence against women. Make a Bouncing Polymer Ball - Experiment with Polymers Introduction Balls have been toys practically forever, but the bouncing ball is a more recent innovation. Bouncing balls were originally made of natural rubber, though now bouncing balls can be made of plastics and other polymers or even treated leather. You can use chemistry to make your own bouncing ball. Once you understand the basic technique, you can alter the recipe for the ball to see how the chemical composition affects the bounciness of the ball, as well as other characteristics. The bouncing ball in this activity is made from a polymer.

Relationships and Adult ADD - Adult ADD ADHD and Relationships Relationships and Adult ADD All relationships present challenges at some point in time. ADD / ADHD can certainly have a unique impact within relationships. Kate Kelly, founder of ADDed Dimensions Coaching and author of You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! Free Team Building Exercises I. Interpersonal Team Norms Author:Tom Siebold. Tom is a writer and consultant in Minneapolis. He is editor of two websites: 1 College Grazing -- Free college planning tools for college bound students, 2. Teachers on Target -- Free professional development ideas and classroom activities.

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