This Unmillennial Life

{wednesday rewind} no. 38 - The Social Skills Episode


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He doesn't get invited to birthday parties. She says nobody wanted to sign her yearbook. He reports sitting alone most days at lunch. She can't tell you a single "good" thing that happened at school. Lessons about getting along as a kid used to be learned playing hide-and-seek in a neighbor's backyard or picking up a basketball game on the street corner. But as today's children spend more time indoors and on screens, many experts say it's hurting their development of social skills. As a result, kids find themselves in emotionally tough situations and parents often don't know how to help.

In today's episode, I'm interviewing Nadine Briggs -- accomplished social educator and author of the popular book series "How To Make And Keep Friends." In this episode we discuss:

  • how common anxiety and anger are in children and how it relates to their need for control
  • why current "social" interactions involving social media don't equate to meaningful social engagement
  • how this fact is hurting kids' ability to grow and develop necessary social skills
  • why the concept of reciprocity in friendship is a challenge for kids and how they can work to overcome it
  • what parents can do to move the conversation to a more productive place by focusing on "positive psychology"

I close out today's show with a brief preview of what I'll be doing with my kids this summer as I take time off from new releases of the podcast and prepare for Season 2. Specifically, I'm discussing the resources -- like printable chore cards -- I found helpful on the Your Modern Family website.

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Until next time,

~Regan

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