Social Interactions

Hello ACPS families! For the month of December, we are focusing on social interactions. Incorporating our topic from the past couple of months, setting goals on social interactions can be very beneficial! Social interactions encompass a number of different skills, ranging from responding to a simple question to participating in longer conversations with peers and adults. Social interactions, and social skills as a whole, can always be practiced! Continued development of social skills can also help children refine their level of independence. By being able to interact independently, children can successfully advocate for themselves when going throughout their day.

We have included several links below that explore the idea of developing social interactions. The four handouts focus on teaching social skills at home (i.e. the need for them, talking about them, taking time to reflect on them), practicing different types of social interactions (i.e. apologizing, answering questions, responding to compliments, etc.), learning good manners (i.e. examples of ways to “teach” or model good manners), and tips and tricks for modeling appropriate social interactions for younger and older children. The video links discuss reciprocal conversations, how to encourage social interactions, and utilizing video modeling to teach how to start a conversation. The two visuals list strategies for teaching social skills and parental skills that could be helpful when teaching children how to engage in successful social interactions.

We hope you find all of these resources helpful. If you would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us!