All About Social Skill for Kids!

[Music] hi friends welcome to another social emotional learning video from mile marks today we'll be learning all about social skills in this video you will learn these three things one what are social skills two the difference between good and poor social skills and three tips to help you improve your social skills ready let's get started so what exactly are social skills social skills are the ways in which you behave talk and play when you're around other people it's how good of a job you do having conversations understanding people's feelings and behaving when you're in certain places social skills are important because they help you know what to do or say to get along better with the kids and adults that you interact with every day learning to get along with others will also be very important in your life as you get older so what's the difference between good and poor social skills well first let's take a look at someone who has great social skills this is ria ria does a good job starting a conversation with her peers and she knows just what to say to keep that conversation going she lets others have a turn to talk and when they're talking she is focused and shows them that she is listening she nods along smiles and asks questions all without interrupting when it's her turn to speak rhea thinks about what she wants to say before she says it when rhea is with her friends she does a great job playing nicely she is polite and uses her manners whenever she can she says please thank you and excuse me whenever she's around others ria knows when it's time to joke around and have fun like when she's at the park with her friends and when it's time to be focused like when she's at school rhea also does a great job of knowing how other people are feeling she does this by paying attention to their social cues a social cue is a clue that lets you know how someone else is feeling this can be a person's body language the look on their face their tone of voice or how close or far they stand from you if ria sees that someone is feeling sad she thinks about what she can say or do to be helpful to that person when ria is the one feeling sad or mad she uses her words to express how she's feeling to others now let's talk about ali ali's social skills are not so great when others are talking ali interrupts them gets distracted or walks away from the conversation sometimes the other kids are wondering if ali is even listening to what they're saying when it's his turn to speak he often says things without thinking and can sometimes hurt the other person's feelings ollie can be bossy when playing with his friends especially if they aren't playing a game that he wants to play ali often forgets to use his manners it always has to be reminded to say please thank you or excuse me it's hard for ali to read social cues so he ends up doing or saying the wrong things at times like when his mom is busy on the phone ali still tries to get her attention even though it's not the best time to do so or he'll make a joke in the middle of class when everyone else is trying to focus when ali gets upset he has a hard time sharing his feelings and sometimes will throw a big fit these are some of the reasons the other kids don't really like being around ollie so what about you are you more like ria or maybe you're like ollie or maybe you're somewhere in between for some kids learning social skills can be really challenging because it's hard for them to understand how others are thinking or feeling they also have a difficult time knowing what to say or how to act in different situations so whether you're like ria or ali since we spend a lot of time around other people it's always helpful to try to improve your social skills here are four tips that can help number one think before acting social skills are all about how your words and actions affect other people when you're around others you should always think to yourself is what i'm about to say or do going to make people want to be around me or will it make them want to get away by taking time to think before acting you can make better social skills choices like using your manners or playing nicely with others number two watch and practice conversations if you're someone who has a hard time talking to others spend some time observing conversations this can be in real life or even on a tv show try to see what others do or say to keep a conversation going watch their social cues and how they show others that they are listening when you get a chance practice these skills with your family and friends until you get comfortable number three practice using empathy empathy is being able to understand how someone might be thinking or feeling we can tell how others are feeling by their social cues start paying attention to people's faces and body language to get a better idea of how they might feel then ask yourself what can i do to be helpful to this person using empathy helps you to better get along with others number four stay positive some kids have negative thoughts about themselves whenever they get around other people these thoughts can keep them from wanting to interact with other kids or adults if this happens to you practice replacing those negative thoughts with positive ones doing so can help you feel more confident when you're in social situations even though learning social skills can be a challenge with plenty of practice you can start to improve well that's all we have for you today friends i hope you learned a lot and you found this information helpful if you did make sure to subscribe to our channel like this video and share it with your friends look in the description below to find more resources about social skills be sure to also check out our other videos and visit our website at milemarks.com for more helpful social emotional content have a great day friends [Music]

Channel: Mylemarks

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Length: 5min 56sec (356 seconds)

Published: Sun Jan 30 2022