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An autistic person can acquire a fair number of social skills, if properly taught by a specially trained autism teacher or therapist.

Social skills deficits can interfere with kids' ability to make friends and feel accepted. Learn how to help support development in this critical area.

When budgets are tight, remember that simple, classic toys are often less expensive and better for kids.

Parents of lonely, unsociable and unpopular children can help them make friends by using opposite pairing, younger pairing, clique activities and small groups.

Promoting social emotional learning at all levels enriches content and skills instruction, meets state mandates, and helps students become caring, compassionate adults.

The best holiday gifts for four-year-olds are presents that combine learning with enjoyment.

What do kids with ADHD and jump rope have in common?

Many babies are slow to reach certain milestones. This can be a concern to new parents, especially if the parents compare the baby to other children his age.

An innovative youth violence prevention program in Los Angeles demonstrates how animals - specifically dogs - can help kids learn valuable social skills.

Find out how a School Counselor can help you or your child improve academically and socially through a variety of strategies and services.

Initially used as a therapy for people with neurological conditions, art therapy has been found to offer many benefits in autoimmune and other chronic disorders.

A look at the benefits of enrolling a dog in formal obedience school training program instead of opting for a home dog training program.

Educational board games do not have to feel educational. Many of the traditional board games that kids enjoy also teach children to count, spell, or to think logically.

Use these games to help kids feel comfortable in a new environment, and to have fun while learning new skills.

Kindergarten readiness programs develop skills that promote success in school and in life

Time to cooperate and socialize disappear as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 forces schools to forgo play and recess time.

Once school starts, what can you do to help ensure that your child has a successful school year?

This tender social story uses scenarios to show Spider ending up at a party, making the best of a bad fall, and saving the day for his friend Ladybug.

Another box under the Christmas tree gives immediate but short-lived joy. Investing in a child's future can provide lifelong rewards.

Child development experts now use the term "prosocial skills". This new buzzword describes positive ways that children socially interact with others.

Collage can be a wonderful, yet simple, art process for the young child. This lesson plan details how to create an animal themed shape collage.

Research shows that children with good social skills make friends easier, do better at school and are more resilient to life's blows.

In playing traditional marble games, or creating their own activities, children will develop small motor skills and amuse themselves for hours with little glass spheres.

Parents, remember when it was acceptable to be good at only one or two subjects? Education standards have increased pressures on both students and adults.

Many people are first attracted to network marketing because of the income potential and the possibility of gaining control of one's time.

By putting a few simple rules in place, a teen party can easily be a well organized and disciplined event, where teens can have loads of fun.