Does your teen/tween struggle with making and keeping friends? Socializing in middle school can be challenging for many reasons: social anxiety, loneliness, cliques, jealousy, gossip, social media, bullying, and peer pressure can all play a part. While friendships can sometimes be difficult to navigate, middle school students who have strong, healthy, long-term friendships will be better equipped to handle the other challenges associated with middle school.
The 12-session friendship group will cover many social skills topics appropriate for female, male and non-binary middle school students. The group will incorporate games, art projects and other activities to help your middle schooler learn and practice a range of skills: listening and reciprocal conversation skills, perspective-taking and showing empathy, self-advocacy, conflict resolution, identifying feelings, managing strong emotions, and more.
Check out “Gained skills and more about the group” below for more information on this group.
Who: 10-14 year olds
When: January 16th- April 9th, Tuesdays
(no group 2/20)
Group Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Cost: $2,210
Led by: Dr. Suzie Freedberg
Limited Spots!
Register Today!
Call: 650-322-5910
Email: Suzie.Freedberg@MCinc.org
Gained skills and more about the group:
Hone attentive listening skills and develop an improved understanding of conversational turn-taking
Cultivate the ability to ask open-ended questions and sustain a conversation with peers
Learn how to challenge our automatic negative thoughts and develop a better understanding of our feelings
Learn strategies for coping with strong emotions in healthy, effective ways
Build confidence in expressing our needs, opinions, and boundaries in a respectful manner
Acquire techniques to peacefully resolve conflicts (including active listening, compromise, and negotiation skills)
Learn to set and achieve realistic goals for the future
And so much more!
12 Sessions