A positive parenting coach has shared some social skills that schools usually don’t teach children, so we need to teach them ourselves.
Many parents feel that the school environment is a good one for kids. They get to socialise and mix with children their own age, make friends, have disagreements and overcome those disagreements.
During this time, children will learn so many vital social skills that they need for later in life, including turn taking, active listening and conflict resolution.
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However, there are some social skills that children don’t automatically learn in school. Parenting coach and author Arianna Berry has shared seven social skills that schools don’t teach kids with her 882K Instagram followers.
It should be noted, though, that all schools and education systems are different and have different students and teachers, so some of these topics may very well come up in classrooms.
However it is worth considering these social skills or social etiquette cues and discussing them with your children.
7 social skills kids don’t learn in school
- Never comment on what someone else is eating, food is personal and everyone has different needs
- Don’t stare at someone who looks different – curiosity is fine, staring is not
- When it is someone else’s birthday, it’s not about you – you should celebrate them
- If you can’t say something in front of everyone – don’t whisper it beside them
- Notice who doesn’t have a seat – making room is real leadership
- Know the difference between laughing with and laughing at.
- Win loudly. Lose gracefully. Both matter equally
While some of these may not be taught in schools, they are taught in other ways. For example if your child does a team sport, is involved with scouting, drama or other extracurricular activities they will learn other types of social skills.
