December 2022 MBR The Parenting Shelf

The Parenting Shelf

Social Skills for Kids 3 to 10
Kate Herm
Independently Published
9798841361886, $9.99, PB, 170pp

https://www.amazon.com/Social-Skills-Develop-Confident-Successful/dp/B0B7KCFKGR

Synopsis: The premise of "Social Skills for Kids 3 to 10" by Kate Herm is that the things your son or daughter learns in childhood can determine the type of adult they will become -- and that parents have opportunity and obligation to teach them the necessary skills to thrive as adults.

Children between the ages of 3 and 10 are at a point in their lives when they have already started socializing with people. Whether it's making friends, starting conversations, or sharing toys, your child needs to learn how to get along well with others.

Having these skills will not just help your child do well in school, but it will also give your child a great foundation for life. With the right guidance, your child can learn how to properly conduct themselves in various settings.

"Social Skills for Kids 3 to 10" offers useful skill-building activities for your child while also making it fun and exciting. It is practical guide featuring more than90+ effective, fun, and engaging activities that will build essential life skills and promote important values, social skills, communication and listening, the importance of body language so they can learn the major differences between good and bad gestures, the art of sharing and self-control, teaching your kids empathy so they can understand the true meaning of emotional intelligence, making friends and practice good manners with incredible tips, tricks, and activities, problem-solving skills that your kids can learn to turn them into fully-functioning adults with their own independent outlook on life -- and much more!

Critique: Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, "Social Skills for Kids 3 to 10. How to Help your Child Develop Nine Social Skills Needed to be Happy, Confident, and Successful: Complete with 90 fun ... problem-solving, sharing, and making friends." is an ideal combination of instructional guide and 'how-to' manual for parents, caregivers, and educators. While also available for personal reading lists in a digital book format (Kindle, $4.99), "Social Skills for Kids 3 to 10" is an especially and unreservedly recommended for family, day care center, preschool, elementary school, and community library Child Care collections.

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