- Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me: The Top 25 Friendship Problems and How to Solve Them, Michele Borba, Ed.D.
Michele Borba takes a positive approach to parenting as she confronts some of the trends that are taking place in today’s society. Borba is an international speaker and has appeared on The Today Show, The View and Canada A.M. She presents 15 friendship building skills along with ways of teaching them. She teaches parents the Do’s and Don’t’s of building social skills. She also presents 25 friendship problems and how to solve them. - Teaching Your Child the Language of Social Success, Marshall P. Duke Ph.D, Elisabeth A. Martin M.Ed, Stephen Nowicki Jr. Ph.D.
Duke and Nowicki are both clinical psychologists and on faculty at Emory University. Together they have written numerous publications. Martin specializes in teaching learning disabled children. This book focuses on the importance of non-verbal communication and teaches non-verbal language. This book is especially helpful for coaching children with learning disabilities that hinder their ability to recognize non-verbal cues. - Raise Your Child's Social IQ: Stepping Stones to People Skills for Kids, Cathi Cohen, LCSW.
Cohen is a licensed clinical social worker and group therapist. She created the Stepping Stones center in Washington D.C. in 1990 for helping children gain social skills. Her book provides methods to help your children handle teasing, read social cues, boost self-esteem, and to join successfully with other children. -
The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends, by Natalie Madorsky Elman Ph.D., Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Ph.D.
Elman and Kennedy-Moore cite temperamental traits and discuss how they relate to social skills. These 9 traits include “the vulnerable child,” “the pessimistic child,” and “the shy child,” among others. The authors help you identify your child’s temperament and provide strategies for helping your child develop social skills based on the way she interacts with others. |
