Help your children with social skills and emotional regulation

Does your child have difficulty making or keeping friends? Friendship and good peer relationships are important for your child as these relationships help them develop confidence and self-esteem. Helping children with social skills and emotion regulation can make a big difference in their quality of life and help them build resilience.

In order for children to develop and maintain friendships, they need to have age-appropriate social skills. Children who struggle with making friends, often don’t understand what they are doing wrong and as a result, can become uncomfortable in settings where they are supposed to be having fun. For children who feel left out, special events such as birthday parties or holidays become a source of stress and unhappiness rather than a joy.

The link between social skills and young adult outcomes

According to a long term study, social and emotional skills in kindergarten might be the biggest predictor of success in adulthood. The children in this study, who had higher levels of social and emotional skills, had greater personal success, performed better academically, and had fewer overall problems. If your child is able to enjoy friendships, this gives them an advantage as they have more opportunities to learn from others and experience the wellbeing that comes from supportive relationships.

Center for Therapeutic Services & Psychodiagnostics

At CFTSAP, we offer diagnostic and therapeutic services for children and adults. We can also help your child learn and practice social skills and emotion management. If you would like to learn more, you are welcome to call us at 815-344-9443 and book an appointment or fill out the contact form on our website - www.cftsap.com