How do you encourage your kids to be more independent? When do you as a parent step back to give them the space to step up?
Lenore Skenazy joins Janine today to discuss some of these questions. They discuss:
Building Friendships and Social Skills with Caroline Maguire
Friendships are such a wonderful and special part of life. From memory making to going through the highs and lows with your peers makes life so much richer. As a child, learning social skills and how friendships fit is a huge learning curve as they go through their childhood and find their ‘people’. As a parent, how do you connect and how do you teach your kids basic social skills and about what a great friendship can be?
Today Janine is joined by Caroline Maguire and in this episode they discuss:
Practicing SEL through Play: An Interview with Yara Habanbou from Sea of Knowledge
10 Magnificent Games to Practice Social and Emotional Skills with Kids
Inside: An overview of 10 games that can be used to work on social-emotional learning at school, in small group settings or at home.
What was your favorite game to play as a kid? For me, it was Monopoly. My sister and I played this game all the time - it would keep us entertained for hours on a cold winter day.