are you concerned about your teen's lack of social skills?
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The truth is…..You are not the Only parent concernedAbout your teens lack Of social skills.
Parents feel failure to Launch is inevitable
Parents speak up about what keeps them up at night
Parents speak up about what keeps them up at night
Will my child fit in, in the real world as an adult? Will my child be able to get & hold a job, pay bills?
Parents speak up about what keeps them up at night
I’m afraid my child will be taken advantage of. I’m running out of time to help my child, I don’t know what to say or do!
Parents speak up about what keeps them up at night
Can you relate?
The Major Cause of “Failure to Launch” is
Lack of SOCIAL INTELLIGENCENOT
ACADEMIC INTELLIGENCE
Social Intelligence Reaches Far Beyond Making and Keeping Friends.
- We talk to the receptionist to schedule a doctor’s appointment. - We return an item to a store.- We order a pizza.- We give our boss status updates.- We work on team projects.- We contact our credit card company to dispute a charge.
But….Making and keeping friends is the beginning of building our social muscle.
It is critical to building confidence to navigate the world as an adult.
Our kids need social muscle
to achieve independence.
FEAR OF REJECTION IS THE NUMBER 1 REASON
Why our kids STRUGGLE socially.
FOR THOSE WITH ADHD THIS IS EVEN MORE TRUE.
Worse, isolation and rejection may lead to other
problems like depression and anxiety.
You want to help but instead…..
You avoid talking about social stuff With Your Teen. Maybe...
You Struggle Socially too?You feel shame around this Struggle?Finding the right words is hard?You think you’ll make your teen Feel even worse? Your teen shuts you out?
Crush all those barriers when
youShift from parenting to a parent-coach approach.
Look at social skills not as an art,
but a science.
The Foundational Strategy of Social Coaching :
Demystify and decode the “art form” of social skills into concrete rules and steps of social behavior.
Why this approach works…
Most kids, especially kids with adhd, are fond of rules. they appreciate rules because they understand the expectations.
Kids with adhd tend to be “people pleasers”. They want more than anything to get it right.
True independence is achieved when our kids can represent themselves, their views and interests to live productive, happy lives!
CONFIDENT PARENTING = CONFIDENT KIDSThe more social coaching strategies you know, the more you can Make a Difference for your kids.
As parents it breaks our hearts when Our kids struggle socially.
Worse, it diminishes our kid’s true potential to reach independence.
Grab your free copy of the “Social Coaching Tips Sheet” here!