{"product_id":"book-hooj","title":"Raising a Socially Successful Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on decades of research, psychologist Stephen Nowicki shows parents and educators how to equip children with the nonverbal skills they need to succeed socially in childhood, and throughout their adult lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We all want our kids learn the social skills they need to thrive. Yet many of today’s kids are struggling to connect, often with no apparent reason why. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In most cases, the explanation is simple: a child hasn’t fully mastered the nonverbal language of everyday social interaction. To succeed socially, kids must know how to take turns, make appropriate eye contact in a conversation. They need to know how close they can stand next to someone without making them uncomfortable, when it’s okay to link arms with a classmate (or not), and how to tell whether a friend is feeling happy sad based on facial expressions, posture, and tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet children aren’t being taught nonverbal skills in the same formalized way they are taught reading and writing. Instead, they are expected to simply absorb these skills at school, home, and on the playground. But between the steep rise in screen time and the social leaning lost to Covid quarantines and school closures, many kids haven’t had sufficient opportunity to learn all the rules of nonverbal behavior.\u003cbr\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e Fortunately, parents and teachers can help kids shore up these essential skills. In \u003ci\u003eRaising a Socially Successful Child\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Stephen Nowicki reveals how to identify the nonverbal areas where a child might be struggling, and equips readers with a set of simple exercises for helping any child learn how to:\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Follow the\u003cb\u003e rhythm\u003c\/b\u003e of conversations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Respect the boundaries of \u003cb\u003epersonal space\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Learn to express and read emotions in\u003cb\u003e facial expressions and body language\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate\u003cb\u003e touch\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sense a person’s mood based on their \u003cb\u003etone of voice\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on decades of research, as well as dozens of stories from across the country, \u003ci\u003eRaising a Socially Successful Child \u003c\/i\u003eis the practical guide to helping children master the nonverbal skills they need to succeed in life.","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348504551728,"sku":"BDhooj","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/532580-hooj-Square.jpg?v=1734225221","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hooj","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}