1. Which kids need help with social skills and social boundaries? Many students, both with and without disabilities, have trouble with taking part in social interactions and understanding social boundaries. However, students who are in a category of special education, such as the ones listed below, are those who need the most [...]
Do . . . 1 . Watch your child in different social situations. You’ll get a good idea of what his social skill strengths and weaknesses are. 2 . Make up a non-obvious “signal” between you and your child to use when your he or she should stop a certain [...]
For many special needs individuals, understanding appropriate intimacy levels for different relationships is challenging. In many cases, the special needs person feels open and welcoming to nearly everyone they meet. As a result, feelings of rejection may occur, which they find bewildering, confusing and painful. The James Stanfield Publishing Company [...]
Due to the extraordinary popularity of our Circles Level 1 and Level 2 with parents, counselors, and educators, Stanfield has created two add-on programs for helping students protect themselves against abuse and STDs. These programs, “Circles: Stop Abuse” and “Circles: Safer Ways,” can be used as stand-alone programs, but are [...]
