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Social Skills Course
Your kid says nobody played with them at recess. You can't make friends for them and you don't know if it's a phase or a problem. This course covers how to coach friendship skills, handle exclusion, and know when to step in.
How to coach your kid through rejection, exclusion, and the basics of making friends
Covers ages 2 through 12
11 illustrated lessons. Audio narration included.
What's inside
11 lessons with illustrated guides and audio narration.
What each stage of toddler social play actually looks like, from side-by-side building to genuine cooperative interaction.
Practical ways to support your anxious or reserved child in social settings without pushing them past their comfort zone.
How to tell whether your child needs support making friends, and specific steps you can take at home and in social settings.
Your child will hear "you can't play with us" eventually. How to help them process rejection and respond with confidence.
When your child insists on running every game, what drives that need for control and how to redirect it toward collaborative play.
Concrete strategies that equip your child to handle bullying situations rather than relying on adults to intervene every time.
How children internalize politeness, and why demanding "say thank you" on the spot tends to backfire.
Forced apologies teach performance, not remorse. What genuine accountability looks like at different ages and how you model it.
The developmental arc of empathy from toddlerhood through school age, and everyday moments where you can strengthen it.
Helping your child speak up for themselves, set boundaries with peers, and express needs clearly without tipping into aggression.
It's evidence-based
Grounded in developmental science. Not just our opinion.
Which skills are trainable at which age, how children develop systems thinking, when critical reasoning emerges. That comes from decades of developmental psychology research. We studied the science, then built activities that work in real family life.
Bruce D. Perry
Psychiatrist behind the neurosequential model and the critical "Regulate, Relate, Reason" sequence used to connect with distressed children.
Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Authors of The Whole-Brain Child, providing foundational strategies for integrating logic and emotion to nurture developing minds.
Stephen W. Porges
Creator of Polyvagal Theory, identifying the distinct nervous system states of safety, fight/flight mobilization, and shutdown.
Adele Diamond
Neuroscientist specializing in executive functions, defining the biological developmental limits of impulse control and reasoning in young children.
Bruce E. Compas
Researcher on coping styles, distinguishing between helpful regulation and harmful strategies like suppression, avoidance, and rumination.
John Bowlby
The father of attachment theory, establishing that secure emotional bonds are the absolute prerequisite for independent emotional regulation.
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Common questions about Social Skills
This course covers strategies for children from toddlers through early teens. Each lesson includes age-appropriate variations so you can adapt the approach to your child's developmental stage.
Free advice gives you isolated tips. This course gives you a complete system: sequenced lessons that build on each other, with scripts you can use word-for-word and illustrated guides for quick reference in the moment.
Each audio lesson is 15–20 minutes. Designed to fit during a commute or nap time. The strategies integrate into moments you already have with your child, so there's no extra schedule to maintain.
Full refund within 30 days, no questions asked. If you don't find it valuable, you don't pay.
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Playdate Coaching Card
a pocket card with scripts for common playdate moments — sharing conflicts, joining play, handling exclusion, and saying goodbye without meltdowns.