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Social Savvy:
Help your child fit in with others
How do you react when your child has a tantrum in the supermarket? When your children argue, do you intervene? Do you resist the urge to fight their battles for them?
Social Savvy is about helping your child to make friends and fit in socially, improving your own relationship with your child, and dealing effectively with your child's misbehaviour.
This is a 'how-to' book for all adults caring for children, who want a more positive family and social life. By following Lindy Petersen's guidelines, you will learn how to better manage situations and avoid reacting impulsively to your child's behaviour. Learn what to say to your child and teach your child positive social skills to adopt with others.
STOP THINK DO
Various materials
Stop Think Do is a bestselling social skills program consisting of 20 lessons at four different levels: 4–6 years, 6–8 years, 8–10 years and 10–12 years of age.
Each lesson includes learning outcomes, required resources, structured teaching of the core concept or skill, age appropriate activities to practice the skills, and worksheets to reinforce each learning outcome.
Stop Think Do aims to: 1) Prevent adverse consequences resulting from poor social skills and peer friendships, 2) Improve the social skills and peer friendships of children who already have problems, 3) Develop cooperative classrooms and schools, 4) Develop emotional intelligence, self-esteem and confidence through increased awareness, skills training and goal achievement, 5) Empower students by teaching self-control, decision making and positive actions, 6) Develop group skills including active participation, cooperation, organisation and leadership, 7) Improve relationships through the use of a common language, problem-solving process, shared goals and regular feedback.
STOP THINK DO
Social skills training (ages 12-15)
The Stop Think Do Supplement for Middle Years: Ages 12-15 extends the Stop Think Do program to target adolescents in their middle years of schooling, transitioning from primary to secondary school. It is a supplement to the more comprehensive primary school manuals.
The program includes 12 lessons covering a wide range of social skills. Lessons are divided into the following six units:
Self-awareness and identity
Good and bad communication
Thinking and problem solving
Morals and values
Decision making and friendship skills
Pressures and responsibilities