social development
Social development refers to a child's ability to create and maintain meaningful relationships with adults and other children.
How to promote social skills in children?
So start putting into practice a kind and generous attitude with others. In this way, first of all, you will be able to see how it helps yourself to have better and more pleasant social relationships. And second, you will be inadvertently teaching your children how to behave in those situations.
The next time you get in the car, allow another driver who is trying to pull into your lane to join you, instead of stepping on the accelerator to block their path. Help with the purchase to that old lady who is loaded. Stop for a few minutes and ask the doorman of your building how everything is going. And a thousand small kind and generous acts that we can do every day, and that give us smiles and a better world.
Help others
It is important to teach our children to give physical help to other people who need it and always with their permission. These are attitudes as simple as helping the neighbor with the purchase, giving the bus seat to older people or giving way to another person.
Active listening
When they speak to us, really listen. Put our attention fully on the other and show interest.
give and share
Teaching the value of generosity and being generous, as well as asking for forgiveness if necessary, is key for your children to approach prosociality.
To praise
We must teach our children to positively value what we like about others with actions or verbal expressions that show our appreciation. It is essential that the praise be sincere.
Comfort
If another person is sad, we must teach our child to respect the emotions of others and comfort in the way we can and, of course, that the other person feels comfortable.
Solidarity
Show solidarity with other people and groups in the face of suffering, problems and difficult situations.
Empathy
Teach our children to put themselves in the other's shoes. Developing empathy is important. And the little ones must always be encouraged to try to understand others, how they may feel and what reasons there may be behind their behavior.
Example
If you want your children to maintain a prosocial attitude, start by maintaining it yourself. Children learn a lot just by looking at us. We are your model.