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Social Skills – Kindness

8 Oct 2019 by Maxine

Recap from our last article:
There are 7 basic important social skills for kids to master:
  • Using manners
  • Making eye contact
  • Sharing
  • Respecting personal space
  • Following instructions
  • Listening
  • Cooperating

Even though Kindness is not specifically listed here, it does interlink very closely with all of the above social skills. For the purpose of this article, I have chosen to share how we used the concept of Kindness in one of our Shine Circle lessons here at Shelanti. 

Kindness

Expanding on a previous Empathy lesson, we discussed the concept of kindness and its value within our school specifically. Each child was asked to think of a friend they really like to spend time with and then list or draw a few things that they think makes this friend a kind person. This was the easier part and the children were able to think of various situations where their friend displayed kindness toward them. I then asked each child to list or draw why they think THEY are a kind friend to others… this got them thinking a bit more. In the end, we discussed especially how showing kindness will result in receiving kindness.

We then ended our lesson with another clip from Sesame Street – This time Elmo helped us understand kindness a bit better!

Why is it important to teach children about kindness? Here are just a few….
  • It leads to more happier children
  • Less bullying
  • Better stronger friendships
  • Higher Self-esteem
  • Increases children’s understanding of Empathy toward others
  • Increases a more positive school environment
  • Results in children with a better understanding of Social Emotional awareness
Some tips for encouraging kindness in children.
  • Model it! “Receiving” kindness will evoke a feeling of wanting to reciprocate it to others. 
  • Verbalise emotions and discuss with your child how their chosen behaviour will make others feel. Never accept rudeness when your child is angry. Rather discuss alternatives with them. 
  • Teach your child about the joy of kindness – arrange activities as a family where you can all show kindness to other loved ones or even to the greater community.
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At Shelanti Remedial School we teach children not only about understanding emotion, but we also encourage children to show emotion and to be kind to others.

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