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About Us

What is Social Competence, and do we need it?

Self-Confidence, Emotional Intelligence and Social Adaptability are all fundamentally linked to the way in which you perceive your relationship to your environment and to the people in it.

The development of character and skills for life are vital in building self-confidence, self-esteem and being able to adapt and thrive in an increasingly complicated world.  

Our courses are a foundation that both parents and teachers can build on by example.  The teaching methods are fun, interactive and entertaining.

We believe that Social Competence = Social Confidence and what better gift to give your child, be they toddlers, tweens or teens, than the ability to interact and develop socially.  The principle is the same, whether you are sharing a toy, attending your first party or shopping at the mall with your friends ? treat others the way that you would like to be treated - that is the golden rule.

Some important aspects of social skills training programmes include:

•    Self-identity, self-confidence: With a high self-confidence you are able to 'rise above' certain onslaughts, strong in the knowledge of who you are and what you are made of.
•    First impressions: Although first impressions are often misleading, they last an amazingly long time!
•    Values: If you want to know what you believe, then look at what you do.
•    Graciousness: Saying "Thank you", overlooking the faults of others, having the courage to admit your mistakes, and the strength to ask for forgiveness. Treating people better than they think they deserve.
•    Respect: Others, even those who have a different opinion and way of life to our own, have an equal right to exist as you do. Our children are growing up in a world with fewer and fewer borders. The only borders they will have as adults will be the ones in their minds.
•    Gentleness & Courtesy: Learning how to say what needs to be said, or do what needs to be done, in a way that doesn't damage those around you. Creating a "safe" way of behaviour.
•    Responding appropriately to authority and rules: Rules and laws make the world a safer and more enjoyable place. Games are more fun and easier to understand and play when everyone follows the rules. Responding in the correct way to people and situations is essential to living a well-balanced and productive life. Jails and prisons are full of people who thought otherwise.
•    Living, playing and working together: Learning how to be a gracious winner or loser, being a good friend, taking turns in conversation and 'sharing the spotlight', working in a team to accomplish a goal, how to compromise and how to reach a consensus.
•    Compassion, empathy and focusing on others: Being able to see the needs of others, and understanding how they feel. For instance, when meeting someone new and knowing what will make them feel comfortable, or being introduced to somebody who is at a disadvantage, and knowing how to respond without offending them, or embarrassing yourself.
  
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