SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SESSION Friendship Forgers Bootcamp
Does your teen/tween struggle with making and keeping friends? Socializing during adolescence can be challenging for many reasons: social anxiety, loneliness, cliques, jealousy, gossip, social media, bullying, and peer pressure can all play a part. While friendships can sometimes be difficult to navigate, students with strong, healthy, long-term friendships will be better equipped to handle the other challenges associated with adolescence. The friendship bootcamp will cover many social skills topics appropriate for female, male, and non-binary adolescents. The group will incorporate games, art projects, and other activities to help your child learn and practice a range of skills: listening and reciprocal conversation skills, perspective-taking and showing empathy, self-advocacy, conflict resolution, identifying feelings, managing strong emotions, and more.
Gained skills and more about the group: Hone attentive listening skills and develop an improved understanding of conversational turn-taking Cultivate the ability to ask open-ended questions and sustain a conversation with peers Learn how to challenge our automatic negative thoughts and develop a better understanding of our feelings Learn strategies for coping with strong emotions in healthy, effective ways Build confidence in expressing our needs, opinions, and boundaries in a respectful manner Acquire techniques to peacefully resolve conflicts (including
Who: Incoming 4th-7th grade students When: June 10- June 21, M-F Group Time : 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Cost: $ 1,850 Led by: Dr. Suzie Freedberg Limited Spots!
Morrissey Compton 650-322-5910
active listening, compromise, and negotiation skills) Learn to set and achieve realistic goals for the future And so much more! 10 Sessions
595 Price Avenue, Ste. 100 Redwood City, CA 94063
REGISTER TODAY! EMAIL: SUZIE.FREEDBERG@MCINC.ORG
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