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SOCI CIAL S L SKILLS LS

How to identify what social skills parents lack and How to improve them

Potenza, 23 – 24.01.2016

Social skills for parents:

Studies* show that the most important skills to learn in the early years are social: cooperation, self-control, confidence, independence, curiosity, empathy and communication. *http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/social-emotional-skills/why-social-skills-

are-key-to-learning

What are the basic social skills: The Four Cs

Confidence Cooperation Curiosity Communication

How t to a asses sses and i nd iden dentify pa paren ental social s skills: s:

• 1. Ques

uestionn nnaires es a and t d tests s

(Epstein http://myparentingskills.com/ short tests 5 – 10 q.)

2.

• 2. Focus g

s group ups

(2-3 focus groups with parents of different social environments, ages, social status, number of children)

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( birthday parties, parks, children playgrounds, etc.)

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interventions

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