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Social skills are required for interacting and dealing with others verbally and through body language and gestures. An individual’s social skills are primarily influenced by the culture, parenting, beliefs, and attitude developed over time. Social skills are not permanent. Instead, they are modifiable as people grow up and the range of social skills changes because one primary reason behind the survival of every human being is social interaction (Le Blanc et al., 2020).

Training in social skills is a behavioral treatment that can help those with mental illness or developmental difficulties (Esposito et al., 2021). Social skills coaching can help individual with anxiety, mood, personality, and other issues, and it can be used by teachers, therapists, and other professionals. Individuals who lack social skills are administered social skills training; a wide range of interventions used in a behavioral intervention to enhance a person's social skills. Social skills are often involved in behavioral therapy.

Social skills are important in our daily interactions as many individual lack social skills. Additionally, very few people are determined to help themselves acquire social skills. The purpose of this paper is to discuss all aspects of social skills and how they may help minimize conflict in society. People need to work together, and no man is an island consequently, social skills will have an important role in their interaction. Autism is a condition that some people prefer to hide it, it is recently that we are witnessing parents and guardians openly addressing autism (Schrandt et al., 2009). In the recent past most people would keep it a secret that they had children with autism. It is salient to educate people on the autism condition and to help those affected with autism develop their social skills. Behavioral therapy comes in to aid on constructing the social skills.

Keywords: Social skills, Education. Autism, Behavioral therapy, communication

Social skills training

The ability to engage and communicate with others through gestures, body language, and appearance is known as social skills. As social creatures, humans have created a variety of means of sharing our messages, thoughts, and feelings with others (Purnima et al., 2016). This paper intends to comprehensively review many kinds of social skills, their significance, and how they affect how people communicate.

Types for Social skills.

Social skills include sharing, following directions, collaborating, and cooperating, patience, empathy, respecting limits, and positivism (Warneken et al., 2010). All these social skills have a role in the interaction among people, but most people do not implement all of them.

Sharing: 

Sharing is commonplace, but that does not make things simple. Young children often find it challenging to understand the notion of sharing. Toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners struggle because they are more preoccupied with their own needs and wants than others (Warneken et al., 2010). That is typical. Their drive to satisfy others is far weaker than the sense that something "belongs" to them. Even though it can be challenging, sharing is essential for a child's social skill development since it enables them to maintain and strengthen friendships. It is a beautiful opportunity to connect with others and express gratitude.

 Active listening: 

Some individuals find it challenging to engage in active listening, yet it is crucial (Rost & Wilson, 2013). Correct information interpretation and assimilation demand intense concentration. Although it can be difficult for young children, active listening can improve their receptive language abilities. A person's capacity to understand spoken words, a youngster who lacks sensory language abilities will struggle to manage social situations, respond to questions, comprehend stories, comprehend what they are reading, and understand gestures. (Wilson J.J et al., 2013)

Following Direction:

   A child's ability to follow orders and carry out the instructions they are given is related to their ability to listen. When a youngster starts school, following directions is much more important. It is one thing for children to follow the rules at home with their parents, where they naturally feel comfortable, but quite another for them to do so when being given instructions by adults who they may not be familiar with. A youngster will learn the relationship between listening and following instructions. If they pay close attention, they can follow directions precisely. Additionally, if students carefully adhere to the instructions, they will frequently be rewarded for their efforts. A student will learn how to exchange ideas, stories, and artistic creations in addition to tangible items.

Collaboration and Cooperation skills:

Students will discover that working in a group allows them to voice their thoughts and listen to the perspectives of others if they have strong teamwork and cooperation abilities (Warneken et al., 2010). They can see that participating in a group endeavor may be enjoyable. Although it may seem easy, young pupils frequently need to put in a lot of work to cooperate. Learning to respect others' perspectives, regardless of their differences, will take time. Students can improve their sharing abilities to encompass both intellectual and physical sharing by working together toward a similar objective. (Johnson et al., 1998).

Patience

Students frequently experience impatience. But among the most fruitful social skills for pupils is patience. Maintaining friendships and relationships and completing significant goals that must be accomplished over a long period requires patience (Kong et al., 2022). Here, the idea of delayed gratification is put into action. When kids are taught about things, they frequently need time. You help kids develop patience as a virtue. Patience enables an individual to remain calm in situations that trigger their emotions and helps individual think before they talk or act.

Empathy:

The ability to comprehend and empathize with another's sentiments is what we mean when we use the term "empathy" (Schrandt et al., 2009). The ability to recognize the parallels and distinctions between one's own life and the lives of others will be taught to students. In addition, students will be able to sympathize with others despite their differences. Empathy enables an individual to understand what it feels like to be in the other person’s situation. It helps a person to be less judgmental and to be mindful of their actions.

Respecting boundaries

Some students need different emotional and physical limits than others (Robert B.B, 2022). Learning this notion can be challenging, especially for very young children who get most of their socialization from their families. An extroverted student is likely to assume that everyone is okay with hugs, questions, and lots of small talks. Sometimes they might be correct, and they could unintentionally transgress lines when trying to be friendly with others. Students who are taught how to ask for permission and recognize boundaries develop respect for both themselves and other people. The same holds for helping children establish their limits.

Positivity

Working on positivity can make learning many other social skills for students we've highlighted, particularly patience, boundaries, listening, and sharing, much easier for a youngster to do. Students will find it simpler to establish and maintain friends, do well in school, and accomplish their goals if they have an optimistic outlook (Kong et al., 2022). Modelling positivism is the simplest method to convey. Learners will feel more at ease and confident in themselves if they are more optimistic about their social skill development, including their inevitable mistakes. This does not mean that one must constantly be optimistic. Children can benefit from receiving a good dose of constructive criticism as they learn to communicate their emotions.

Importance of social skills

Great communication skills

Positive short-term academic and personal goals for learners and higher levels of teaching and job satisfaction for staff are supported by schools, therapeutic settings, and families that actively support students, staff, and family members in developing more excellent social competence (Power-Solving, 2022).

Learning social skills helps pupils act more positively and less negatively. Learning social skills supports students' academic progress, health, and general well-being while preventing several issues like violence, drug usage, truancy, and bullying (Esposito et al., 2022). Student's academic achievement, behavior in school, at home, and in the community, attitudes about themselves and others, and social interactions all significantly improve because of teaching them practical social skills. Their emotional distress levels are reduced at the same time (Power-Solving, 2022).

More relationships

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is essential to Education and the growth of every person. To develop healthy identities, manage emotions, accomplish personal and group goals, feel, and demonstrate empathy for others, build and sustain supportive relationships, and make caring decisions, all young people and adults must undergo the SEL process (Dimitriou et al., 2021). Academic Achievement: A student with high social skills can behave well, perform better academically, and effectively create and sustain relationships with others (Robert B. B, 2022).

He can confidently manage every circumstance since he can enlist others' help (Michael, 1986). Social skills are primarily determined by public behavior, home, and school. Students contribute significantly and actively to Education as learners. They participate in class discussions, engage with students and teachers, and act in a receptive manner. Additionally, social skills primarily depend on pupils acting in their best interests. An educational setting is necessary to guarantee that kids receive a top-notch education. They must, however, adhere to behavioral guidelines and exhibit the virtues of courtesy, kindness, compassion, and respect for that environment to exist (Esheiemen, 1991).

How one’s perception affects how one thinks about others: the worse one feels about oneself, the worse one feels about others. Only when one has self-acceptance and respect can one relate to others and feel good about them (Kong et al., 2022). The process of reciprocal influence people exercise over one another during social encounters is known as social interaction. It usually refers to in-person meetings where participants are present in person for a set amount of time. Social interaction examples include being visible in all spheres of existence. The exchange kind of social connection is exemplified by teachers providing information to their students. A conflictual form of social contact is two students squabbling over a coloring pencil (Thompson, 2013).

Increased quality of life

Advancing Career Prospects

Most worthwhile occupations include a "people component," and the most lucrative employment frequently entails spending much time engaging with coworkers, the media, and other employees (Robert B. B, 2022). Rarely can someone work alone in an office and succeed at their profession. Most employers are searching for people with a specific tactical skill set: the capacity to collaborate effectively with others and persuade and inspire people to act.

Increased Overall Happiness

Many doors in both the personal and professional spheres will be aided by getting along with and understanding others (Robert B. B,2022). At a professional convention, having the courage to initiate a conversation can result in a higher-paying job offer. A grin and a "hello" can start a friendship in a social setting.

Disadvantages of social skills

There are good sides and wrong sides to everything. There are some drawbacks to communication in addition to its many benefits. Like this, poor communication skills have inevitable unintended consequences. Below are some points against the following:

Negative Acknowledgment

Sometimes effective communication is insufficient to get your point through to others. Your audience, your situation, and the timing of your messages can all impact the process (Esheiemen, 1991). Negative acknowledgement is still possible after a message has been sent.

Leaves You Vulnerable

Reading other people's emotional cues may not always be advantageous, and others can read these signs if they can. Moreover, when you are out of your emotions, this may be exploited against you (Robert B. B, 2022). When you lose your temper, bad things happen to you. If you attempt to offer a good or service, your audience can conclude that you do not believe in it. Your facial expression, body language, and body motion convey a lot.

Not Being Heard

No matter how compelling communication abilities are, if it does not effectively satisfy and expand the receiver's connection, it creates an overall negative experience. Adverse outcomes result from a message that is not received correctly. Always keep in mind that communication should be two-way (Robert B. B, 2022). Also, it is prudent that while conversing with someone to inquire from them what they understand from the conversation. Sometimes, the receiver may not receive the information as intended, they may understand it in a different way that they choose to. Hence inquiring from them that they have understood so that you can gauge whether the message has been correctly understood.

How can social skills be developed? 

The concepts discussed below help to develop social skills and to improve communication among people.

Turn-taking

Taking turns is a critical part of communication development for early babies (Esheiemen, 1991). When kids learn to take turns, they pick up on the basic rhythm of communication—that back-and-forth exchange between people. Additionally, they pick up on contact and take turns through serve and return engagements. Instilling turn-taking in children helps them to learn how to listen while others talk and to internalize what they are told. Turn-taking is important for adults as well because there are people who do not give others the chance to talk. They continue talking and only want to be listened to, mostly they find themselves without friends or constantly in conflict because they do not listen to the ideas that others have. Thus, it is commendable that people master the art of turn-taking from a young age.

Shared interests

A claim (in the broad meaning of the word) that happens to be shared by every group member for whatever reason is what it sounds like when I use the term "shared interest." They are drawn to one another, have common hobbies and interests, and eventually develop a close relationship (Robert B. B, 2022). These couples frequently understand how to spend their time and money, which lessens conflict. Couples with common interests enjoy a better quality of life in many ways.

Joint attention

When two people actively synchronize their focus points, we refer to that behavior as "joint attention." Joint attention is defined as two people simultaneously paying attention to the same thing, knowingly and for social reasons (Robert B. B, 2022). Imagine a teacher pointing to her desk and instructing a student to "look at that enormous apple." When the student looks in the direction the teacher has directed, they can see the fruit. In this instance, the teacher and student have purposefully used a technique of joint attention to share their focus on the apple.

Conclusion

Social skills connect to enhancing interpersonal communication. Active listening, writing, and nonverbal communication abilities are practical communication skills that might be crucial daily. You could acquire and build functional listening skills to assist your students in solving challenges if you interact with kids. If you manage a team, you may be familiar with and use tactics to increase your team's effectiveness and clarity (Rutter, 1996).

Find methods to continue talking with your family, friends, and coworkers, or try practicing your conversational skills using open-ended questions. Open-ended inquiries can be a powerful tool for getting people to talk, and it can be helpful by providing information about your friends, family, coworkers, and even bosses. An open-ended question can make them feel validated in their thoughts and emotions, which can improve how you develop relationships with them.

Finally, consider making it a point to create and maintain eye contact with everyone you interact with for at least three to five seconds at a time. One can nudge people to raise their heads and keep conversing with their peers. Encourage people to maintain eye contact at the start of the talk while paying attention to their peers and staff, saying thank you, and wrapping up the social skill sessions. Not adequately developed social skills can lead to poor communication skills and repetitive behaviors (Le Blanc et al., 2020). Also, poor social skills often lead to stress and loneliness, which can negatively affect physical and mental health.

References

Dimitriou, D., Esposito, G., (202). Management and support of an individual with developmental disabilities during the COVID -19 pandemic. Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Esheiemen, J.W (1991). Quantified trends in the history of verbal behavior research: The Analysis of verbal behaviour,9,61-80.

Esposito, G., Wideman, K., Balhoni. G (2021 October 19). Enhancing Research Practice in developmental disability.

J.A. Schrandt, D. B. Townsend &C.L. Poulson. Teaching empathy skills to children with autism, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Vol42, no 1, pp 17_32 2009.

Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T., Smith, K.A., (1998). Cooperation in the college classroom interaction book.

Kong, S.T., Corey.S., Stocco. (2022 June 25). Teaching study skills to college students using checklist training.

Le Blanc, Linda A (2020 January 28). Editor’s note: The power of big ideas. Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis.53(1):6-9.

Power-Solving (2022). Benefits of Social Skills Learning. Retrieved from: https://power-solving.com/why-social-skllls/benefits-of-social-skills-learning/

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Abstract

Social skills are required for interacting and dealing with others verbally and through body language and gestures. An individual’s social skills are primarily influenced by the culture, parenting, beliefs, and attitude developed over time. Social skills are not permanent. Instead, they are modifiable as people grow up and the range of social skills changes because one primary reason behind the survival of every human being is social interaction (Le Blanc et al., 2020).

Training in social skills is a behavioral treatment that can help those with mental illness or developmental difficulties (Esposito et al., 2021). Social skills coaching can help people with anxiety, mood, personality, and other issues, and it can be used by teachers, therapists, and other professionals. People who lack social skills are administered social skills training; a wide range of interventions used in a behavioral intervention to enhance a person's social skills. Social skills are often involved in behavioral therapy.

Social skills are important in our daily interactions as many people lack social skills. Additionally, very few people are determined to help themselves acquire social skills. The purpose of this paper is to discuss all aspects of social skills and how they may help minimize conflict in society. People need to work together, and no man is an island consequently, social skills will have an important role in their interaction. Autism is a condition that some people prefer to hide it, it is recently that we are witnessing parents and guardians openly addressing autism (Schrandt et al., 2009). In the recent past most people would keep it a secret that they had children with autism. It is salient to educate people on the autism condition and to help those affected with autism develop their social skills. Behavioral therapy comes in to aid on constructing the social skills.

Keywords: Social skills, Education. Autism, Behavioral therapy, communication

Social skills training

The ability to engage and communicate with others through gestures, body language, and appearance is known as social skills. As social creatures, humans have created a variety of means of sharing our messages, thoughts, and feelings with others (Purnima et al., 2016). This paper intends to comprehensively review many kinds of social skills, their significance, and how they affect how people communicate.

Types for Social skills.

Social skills include sharing, following directions, collaborating, and cooperating, patience, empathy, respecting limits, and positivism (Warneken et al., 2010). All these social skills have a role in the interaction among people, but most people do not implement all of them.

Sharing: 

Sharing is commonplace, but that does not make things simple. Young children often find it challenging to understand the notion of sharing. Toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners struggle because they are more preoccupied with their own needs and wants than others (Warneken et al., 2010). That is typical. Their drive to satisfy others is far weaker than the sense that something "belongs" to them. Even though it can be challenging, sharing is essential for a child's social skill development since it enables them to maintain and strengthen friendships. It is a beautiful opportunity to connect with others and express gratitude.

 Active listening: 

Some individuals find it challenging to engage in active listening, yet it is crucial (Rost & Wilson, 2013). Correct information interpretation and assimilation demand intense concentration. Although it can be difficult for young children, active listening can improve their receptive language abilities. A person's capacity to understand spoken words, a youngster who lacks sensory language abilities will struggle to manage social situations, respond to questions, comprehend stories, comprehend what they are reading, and understand gestures. (Wilson J.J et al., 2013)

Following Direction:

   A child's ability to follow orders and carry out the instructions they are given is related to their ability to listen. When a youngster starts school, following directions is much more important. It is one thing for children to follow the rules at home with their parents, where they naturally feel comfortable, but quite another for them to do so when being given instructions by adults who they may not be familiar with. A youngster will learn the relationship between listening and following instructions. If they pay close attention, they can follow directions precisely. Additionally, if students carefully adhere to the instructions, they will frequently be rewarded for their efforts. A student will learn how to exchange ideas, stories, and artistic creations in addition to tangible items.

Collaboration and Cooperation skills:

Students will discover that working in a group allows them to voice their thoughts and listen to the perspectives of others if they have strong teamwork and cooperation abilities (Warneken et al., 2010). They can see that participating in a group endeavor may be enjoyable. Although it may seem easy, young pupils frequently need to put in a lot of work to cooperate. Learning to respect others' perspectives, regardless of their differences, will take time. Students can improve their sharing abilities to encompass both intellectual and physical sharing by working together toward a similar objective. (Johnson et al., 1998).

Patience

Students frequently experience impatience. But among the most fruitful social skills for pupils is patience. Maintaining friendships and relationships and completing significant goals that must be accomplished over a long period requires patience (Kong et al., 2022). Here, the idea of delayed gratification is put into action. When kids are taught about things, they frequently need time. You help kids develop patience as a virtue. Patience enables an individual to remain calm in situations that trigger their emotions and helps individual think before they talk or act.

Empathy:

The ability to comprehend and empathize with another's sentiments is what we mean when we use the term "empathy" (Schrandt et al., 2009). The ability to recognize the parallels and distinctions between one's own life and the lives of others will be taught to students. In addition, students will be able to sympathize with others despite their differences. Empathy enables an individual to understand what it feels like to be in the other person’s situation. It helps a person to be less judgmental and to be mindful of their actions.

Respecting boundaries

Some students need different emotional and physical limits than others (Robert B.B, 2022). Learning this notion can be challenging, especially for very young children who get most of their socialization from their families. An extroverted student is likely to assume that everyone is okay with hugs, questions, and lots of small talks. Sometimes they might be correct, and they could unintentionally transgress lines when trying to be friendly with others. Students who are taught how to ask for permission and recognize boundaries develop respect for both themselves and other people. The same holds for helping children establish their limits.

Positivity

Working on positivity can make learning many other social skills for students we've highlighted, particularly patience, boundaries, listening, and sharing, much easier for a youngster to do. Students will find it simpler to establish and maintain friends, do well in school, and accomplish their goals if they have an optimistic outlook (Kong et al., 2022). Modelling positivism is the simplest method to convey. Learners will feel more at ease and confident in themselves if they are more optimistic about their social skill development, including their inevitable mistakes. This does not mean that one must constantly be optimistic. Children can benefit from receiving a good dose of constructive criticism as they learn to communicate their emotions.

Importance of social skills

Great communication skills

Positive short-term academic and personal goals for learners and higher levels of teaching and job satisfaction for staff are supported by schools, therapeutic settings, and families that actively support students, staff, and family members in developing more excellent social competence (Power-Solving, 2022).

Learning social skills helps pupils act more positively and less negatively. Learning social skills supports students' academic progress, health, and general well-being while preventing several issues like violence, drug usage, truancy, and bullying (Esposito et al., 2022). Student's academic achievement, behavior in school, at home, and in the community, attitudes about themselves and others, and social interactions all significantly improve because of teaching them practical social skills. Their emotional distress levels are reduced at the same time (Power-Solving, 2022).

More relationships

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is essential to Education and the growth of every person. To develop healthy identities, manage emotions, accomplish personal and group goals, feel, and demonstrate empathy for others, build and sustain supportive relationships, and make caring decisions, all young people and adults must undergo the SEL process (Dimitriou et al., 2021). Academic Achievement: A student with high social skills can behave well, perform better academically, and effectively create and sustain relationships with others (Robert B. B, 2022).

He can confidently manage every circumstance since he can enlist others' help (Michael, 1986). Social skills are primarily determined by public behavior, home, and school. Students contribute significantly and actively to Education as learners. They participate in class discussions, engage with students and teachers, and act in a receptive manner. Additionally, social skills primarily depend on pupils acting in their best interests. An educational setting is necessary to guarantee that kids receive a top-notch education. They must, however, adhere to behavioral guidelines and exhibit the virtues of courtesy, kindness, compassion, and respect for that environment to exist (Esheiemen, 1991).

How one’s perception affects how one thinks about others: the worse one feels about oneself, the worse one feels about others. Only when one has self-acceptance and respect can one relate to others and feel good about them (Kong et al., 2022). The process of reciprocal influence people exercise over one another during social encounters is known as social interaction. It usually refers to in-person meetings where participants are present in person for a set amount of time. Social interaction examples include being visible in all spheres of existence. The exchange kind of social connection is exemplified by teachers providing information to their students. A conflictual form of social contact is two students squabbling over a coloring pencil (Thompson, 2013).

Increased quality of life

Social skills help pupils experience less emotional suffering. Increased levels of the hormone oxytocin, which lowers anxiety and activates the parasympathetic nervous system's mild reactions, are linked to adequate levels of social support (Le Blanc et al., 2020).

Advancing Career Prospects

Most worthwhile occupations include a "people component," and the most lucrative employment frequently entails spending much time engaging with coworkers, the media, and other employees (Robert B. B, 2022). Rarely can someone work alone in an office and succeed at their profession. Most employers are searching for people with a specific tactical skill set: the capacity to collaborate effectively with others and persuade and inspire people to act.

Increased Overall Happiness

Many doors in both the personal and professional spheres will be aided by getting along with and understanding others (Robert B. B,2022). At a professional convention, having the courage to initiate a conversation can result in a higher-paying job offer. A grin and a "hello" can start a friendship in a social setting.

Disadvantages of social skills

There are good sides and wrong sides to everything. There are some drawbacks to communication in addition to its many benefits. Like this, poor communication skills have inevitable unintended consequences. Below are some points against the following:

Negative Acknowledgment

Sometimes effective communication is insufficient to get your point through to others. Your audience, your situation, and the timing of your messages can all impact the process (Esheiemen, 1991). Negative acknowledgement is still possible after a message has been sent.

Leaves You Vulnerable

Reading other people's emotional cues may not always be advantageous, and others can read these signs if they can. Moreover, when you are out of your emotions, this may be exploited against you (Robert B. B, 2022). When you lose your temper, bad things happen to you. If you attempt to offer a good or service, your audience can conclude that you do not believe in it. Your facial expression, body language, and body motion convey a lot.

Not Being Heard

No matter how compelling communication abilities are, if it does not effectively satisfy and expand the receiver's connection, it creates an overall negative experience. Adverse outcomes result from a message that is not received correctly. Always keep in mind that communication should be two-way (Robert B. B, 2022). Also, it is prudent that while conversing with someone to inquire from them what they understand from the conversation. Sometimes, the receiver may not receive the information as intended, they may understand it in a different way that they choose to. Hence inquiring from them that they have understood so that you can gauge whether the message has been correctly understood.

How can social skills be developed? 

The concepts discussed below help to develop social skills and to improve communication among people.

Turn-taking

Taking turns is a critical part of communication development for early babies (Esheiemen, 1991). When kids learn to take turns, they pick up on the basic rhythm of communication—that back-and-forth exchange between people. Additionally, they pick up on contact and take turns through serve and return engagements. Instilling turn-taking in children helps them to learn how to listen while others talk and to internalize what they are told. Turn-taking is important for adults as well because there are people who do not give others the chance to talk. They continue talking and only want to be listened to, mostly they find themselves without friends or constantly in conflict because they do not listen to the ideas that others have. Thus, it is commendable that people master the art of turn-taking from a young age.

Shared interests

A claim (in the broad meaning of the word) that happens to be shared by every group member for whatever reason is what it sounds like when I use the term "shared interest." They are drawn to one another, have common hobbies and interests, and eventually develop a close relationship (Robert B. B, 2022). These couples frequently understand how to spend their time and money, which lessens conflict. Couples with common interests enjoy a better quality of life in many ways.

Joint attention

When two people actively synchronize their focus points, we refer to that behavior as "joint attention." Joint attention is defined as two people simultaneously paying attention to the same thing, knowingly and for social reasons (Robert B. B, 2022). Imagine a teacher pointing to her desk and instructing a student to "look at that enormous apple." When the student looks in the direction the teacher has directed, they can see the fruit. In this instance, the teacher and student have purposefully used a technique of joint attention to share their focus on the apple.

Conclusion

Active listening, writing, and nonverbal communication abilities are practical communication skills that might be crucial daily. You could acquire and build functional listening skills to assist your students in solving challenges if you interact with our kids. If you manage a team, you may be familiar with and use tactics to increase your team's effectiveness and clarity (Rutter, 1996).

Find methods to continue talking with your family, friends, and coworkers, or try practicing your conversational skills using open-ended questions. Open-ended inquiries can be a powerful tool for getting people to talk, and it can be helpful by providing information about your friends, family, coworkers, and even bosses. An open-ended question can make them feel validated in their thoughts and emotions, which can improve how you develop relationships with them.

Finally, researcher can consider making it a point to create and maintain eye contact with each person when they interact with individual for at least three to five seconds at a time. Researcher can nudge learners to raise their heads and keep conversing with their peers. Encourage peers to maintain eye contact at the start of the talk while paying attention to their peers and staff, saying thank you, and wrapping up the social skill sessions. Not adequately developed social skills can lead to poor communication skills and repetitive behaviors (Le Blanc et al., 2020). Also, poor social skills often lead to stress and loneliness, which can negatively affect physical and mental health.

References

Dimitriou, D., Esposito, G., (202). Management and support of an individual with developmental disabilities during the COVID -19 pandemic. Research in Developmental Disabilities.

Esheiemen, J.W (1991). Quantified trends in the history of verbal behaviour research: The Analysis of verbal behaviour,9,61-80.

Esposito, G., Wideman, K., Balhoni. G (2021 October 19). Enhancing Research Practice in developmental disability.

Esposito, G.L., Marschik, P., Hansen, A.N., (2002 November 11). Developmental disabilities in low resource context. Research in Developmental disabilities.

J.A. Schrandt, D. B. Townsend &C.L. Poulson. Teaching empathy skills to children with autism, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Vol42, no 1, pp 17_32 2009.

Johnson, D.W., Johnson, R.T., Smith, K.A., (1998). Cooperation in the college classroom interaction book.

Kong, S.T., Corey.S., Stocco. (2022 June 25). Teaching study skills to college students using checklist training.

Le Blanc, Linda A (2020 January 28). Editor’s note: The power of big ideas. Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis.53(1):6-9.

Power-Solving (2022). Benefits of Social Skills Learning. Retrieved from: https://power-solving.com/why-social-skllls/benefits-of-social-skills-learning/