how can we encourage more appropriate social behaviors? what activities are effective in helping a child develop positive social skills? What social skills are most important for a child to have?
When it comes to social skills, the best way is to let the child interact with other children of the same age group. Hence, a child care center would do wonders for this. Also, emphasis & support from the parents during a child’s play time is also very important in developing their innate skills. Children are naturally curious about the world around them and as adults we should provide a nurturing and caring environment that enhances these capabilities. Also, we should stimulate their learning as well. Social behaviors vary from child to child, depending on their home background. This is why parents have a major role and responsibility in caring for their children. Parents need to play with their children, it truly helps them. Hope I helped.
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When anxiety causes distress or interference that is much greater than anxiety experienced by other children of the same age, it may be called an anxiety disorder. In this case, the term “disorder” simply indicates that the anxiety problem is significant enough and has lasted long enough (usually at least a number of weeks or months) to be considered a problem that warrants intervention. Commonly, children and teens experience anxiety problems that are characteristic of more than one anxiety disorder. Fortunately, the helpful approaches are similar for various anxiety problems.
If your child has been diagnosed as having a mild to moderate anxiety disorder, it will most likely fit into this list of seven anxiety disorders and subtypes:
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Specific Phobias
social anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Just wondering if my children are doomed because "mom" has social Phobia. They are 3 and 4… they both have speech delays because I was never able to get them out.
Now they are in full-day preschool/daycare while I am now starting therapy!
I hope they won’t end up like me 
I guess my question is, "Do my children still have a chance to become social people, even though they both have speech delays?" Our daughter is almost 5 and still can not string words together to have a "conversation" with…. I know I am to blame for this because she hasn’t gotten out of the house until 6 weeks ago when we decided to put them in full day preschool/daycare.
You have identified your problem so they are not likely to be "doomed." You can always talk to their teachers and school counselors to get some guidance on this too. They are not doomed.
Also schools usually have a specialist to help with speech delays, at least in my memory of elementary school.
(this doesn’t answer your direct question but I think this way of putting it will be useful to you along with other people’s answers)
The doctor just prescribed 50mg of zoloft to my son for social anxiety disorder. I know that zoloft is approved for people over the age of 18 with this condition. What about children under the age of 18. Isn’t 50mg a little excessive for a child. So anyone with any answers or similar experiences please let me know. Thanks so much!
I would never give a child that young medication like that. Let him be a kid. Don’t give it to him. I say get a second opinion.
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Children and teens with Social Anxiety Disorder have an excessive fear of social and/or performance situations. They are overly concerned that they may do something embarrassing or humiliating, or others will think badly of them. These children constantly feel “on stage,” which can lead to a great deal of self-consciousness.
- Social anxiety disorder usually begins in adolescence.
- It can develop suddenly after a stressful or humiliating experience or slowly over time.
- An equal number of girls and boys experience social anxiety.
- Some of the problems associated with social anxiety disorder include poor school performance, low confidence in social situations, trouble developing and maintaining friendships, and depression.
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