Does your teen/tween struggle with making and keeping friends? Socializing during adolescence 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, students with strong, healthy, long-term friendships will be better equipped to handle the other challenges associated with adolescence. The friendship bootcamp will cover many social skills topics appropriate for female, male, and non-binary adolescents. The group will incorporate games, art projects, and other activities to help your child 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.
Who: Incoming 4th-7th grade students
When: June 10- June 21, M-F
Group Time: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Cost: $ 1,850
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!
10 Sessions