Environmental influence on the development of social skills in children

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https://doi.org/10.5007/1807-0221.2017v14n26p2

Abstract

The socially skillful behavior, known commonly as social skills, is related to a class of behaviors that enables the individual to satisfy adequately the demands of interpersonal situations. Self-control, cooperation, social availability, civility, empathy, and skillful academic practice are some of the behaviors pointed out by literature as being socially skillful. The development of such behaviors stems in childhood, during the interactions with their parents as well as with other adults, and afterwards with their peers during the first years of school. Some children who do not develop a socially skillful repertoire, may learn other behaviors that contribute to the establishment of negative interactions between them and the social group they live in. The aspects of children’s education discussed in this work can be used to subsidy professionals in guiding parents to prevent their children’s behavioral problems, thereby avoiding learning and socialization difficulties in childhood and adolescence. 

Author Biographies

Maria Luiza Marinho-Casanova, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Post-doc in Clinical Psychology (Universidad de Granada, Espanha and Universidade de São Paulo), Doctor in Clinical Psychology (Universidade de São Paulo), Associate Professor, Department of General Psychology and Behavior Analysis, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Brasil).

Marie Leiner, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (EUA)

Post-doc in Epidemiology (University of London), Doctor in International Business Administration (Nova Southeastern University), Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (EUA)

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2017-11-09

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Vol. 14 No. 26 (2017): Revista Eletrônica de Extensão - Extensio

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