It seems to me that social skills, if that’s what socialization means, grow more out of healthy self image and personal moral foundation, than it does from practice. Messing up when they are young is part of learning as they grow older. I especially like your comments about exclusionary behavior or sub-grouping tendencies. Kids need an older eye sometimes to help them understand what “inclusion” is.
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October 26, 2006 at 10:33 am
It seems to me that social skills, if that’s what socialization means, grow more out of healthy self image and personal moral foundation, than it does from practice. Messing up when they are young is part of learning as they grow older. I especially like your comments about exclusionary behavior or sub-grouping tendencies. Kids need an older eye sometimes to help them understand what “inclusion” is.
Mark Weiss
http://trustthechildren.blogspot.com