Reflective Parenting by Curious Neuron Susie Allison: Kids don't learn social skills at school, they learn them at home
In today’s episode we are joined for a second time by Susie Allison, M. Ed., a former teacher and creator of Busy Toddler.
- What did Susie post that instigated this conversation?
- Why did Susie make the reel?
- What is the real definition of “social skills”
- How exactly can a parent teach a child social skills?
- How can parents intentionally model emotion regulation skills?
- How and when can a parent teach conflict resolution to their child?
- Are all social skills mostly learned in school?
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Resources:
Development of social skills in children: neural and behavioral evidence for the elaboration of cognitive models
Face it or hide it: parental socialization of reappraisal and response suppression
The Role of the Family Context in the Development of Emotion Regulation
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