Social Awareness Skills for Children

It is such a pleasure to finally have found what I've been looking for! This makes accessable all scenarios that you may have/will encounter and breaking down the consequences, reactions to your childrens behaviour. This is aimed at the whole family with parts for parents to read, parts for the special/different needs kids/teens to read. It makes parents take their share of the challenges on too, which means you as a unit all start to see the aims and goals you all want to achieve for your children. Kids/teens also get some much needed empathy across the board where its needed as parents learn to be more consistant. It's an easy book to read and it gets you all excited, shows by example so you could find more scenarios book hasn't covered and deal with them yourself.I am using this book instead of continuing the life coaching for my aspbergers son where the price of £60 per 60 minutes left my blood running cold. In 60 mins this book has helpped far better than someone teaching techniiques (which didn't solve the problem or making him understand any better)ever could! I wish a book like this came free when I got my childs diagnosis, as it has taken me 7 years to find. Hopefully one day there will be such a possiblity.

Really useful with children with aspergers.

I love this book and use it often with my son.

Great strategies for a parent who wants to help with social skills

great book

This book was just what I'd been looking for over some time to help my 8-year old with ADHD. It has helped me to approach and help him overcome his oversensitivity, extreme lack of self-esteem and his literal interpretation of words and actions. It goes right to the heart of what's needed and is the best book on this theme that I've encountered in English rather than American. I greatly admire the American approach and literature but sometimes the emphasis just doesn't fit quite right.I recommend this book for anyone wanting to give their child a head start with self awareness and confidence and social skills, whether with special needs or no difficulties - it is written for all children. Its language is without jargon and its clarity and accessibility make it easy to use for all parents.

This book is highly recommended for parents and teachers of 7-16 year-olds who would like to help the children improve their social understanding and awareness.Csóti explains the benefits that learning communication and social skills have for all children, but especially those with special needs. Teaching kids to relate to other people and to behave appropriately in social settings can help them to make friends and improve their self-esteem. The book has several tasks to be worked on with a child, mostly on a one-to-one basis, although it would be possible to adapt some of the exercises for group work.I particularly liked the opening set of questions, beginning with: 'Are you shy?' 'Are you often ignored?' 'Do you feel you are not liked or admired by other people?' If your child answers 'yes' to these questions then this book will be helpful for you both.I believe Social Awareness Skills for Children cannot fail to give any child a boost of self-esteem, and among other things help a child make and keep friends, get along with other people, understand how to accept a compliment, and how to be tactful. Who could ask for more? It is a very interactive book and in this way it will also encourage parents to think about what they do, say and expect from their child.A must for parents, teachers and other professionals working with children who need an extra bit of help with social skills.

The book is exactly what I was looking for and the author really understands what you are going through and has good exercises to help with that, very pleased with my purchase.