There are many children with problems in developing some social skills in childhood. Adaptation can sometimes be a long and slow process but not impossible and adults can offer them enough help and tools to teach them to be sociable and to manage interpersonal relationships in a normal way.
How to teach your child to be sociable?
In this article we bring you some tips to improve the concept of socialization in the child's personality and to teach and accompany him/her on the way to lead a sociable life in the future when he/she grows up.
Encourage them to interact with other children
Socialization with other children should be encouraged by introducing him to other children of his age if he does not feel able to initiate the conversation alone, taking him to the park to play with them, encouraging him to have conversations about the things he likes... In this way the child feels supported by seeing that you support him in interacting with other people and encourage him to do so.
Sign him/her up for extracurricular activities or group workshops.
The best way to encourage socialization is to sign him up to those extracurricular activities or workshops that he likes, and even better if they are group activities. It is where he will find other children of his age doing the same task as him, plus the activities themselves, whether sports, theater, dance, encourage teamwork and learning a set of rules while having fun in the workshop in question.
Arrive on time for social events
Arriving early to social events such as get-togethers, field trips, birthdays, etc., allows him to settle in and acclimate to where he is or what is around him. It will also help to see how other children are arriving and joining the activity or event.
Do not exert any kind of pressure on it
They should be given their time, without pressure or insistence. They should be encouraged to socialize if they feel strong enough to do so, without feeling obliged. One thing is to accompany him and teach him to socialize and another is to pressure him to do it, because then he will feel coerced and will think of it as something negative and that he does not want to do.
Recognize their progress
When we see that the child has made progress, we must recognize it and praise him/her, thus increasing his/her self-esteem, empowering him/her as a social person and encouraging him/her to continue in this way.
From the specialized psycho-pedagogical office at Logos Nursery School Nursery School in Las Rozas de Madrid we can advise you when it comes to educating your child to be a sociable person.
