Social Skills Activities and Problem Solving Tips

HEARTcharts make it easy to deliver feedback without nagging

Feb 04, 2009
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Submitted by: Paula Schwed

 Never mind the card, flowers and candy. This Valentine's Day I'm making myself a promise to nag less and feedback more with my loved ones. HEARTcharts are a powerful reminder of the three easy steps  - DESCRIBE the situation, DESCRIBE the behavior, STATE the effect. These social skills activities and problem solving tips are truly useful.

It works

On February 5th, 2009 Bridget Laird says:
Out of all of the social skills activities that we teach, feedback might be the simplest. It is so easy but so effective. I use feedback 4-5 times a day with my 4 year old. Just the other day she spilled her drink and went and I told her to get a rag to clean it up. I said "Reese, just now when you spilled and then got a rag to clean it up, that showed me you are responsible and want to fix mistakes when you make them. That makes me happy and saves me time so I can make your lunch." Honestly, she has spilled about 4 times since and she has went to get a rag without me having to say a word. I think that is pretty good for a 4 year old! Feedback works.