Today, as part of our Happy New Year, Healthy Kids series, we’re focusing on kids and social skills. Janine Halloran is sharing her expert tips for supporting kids in social situations over at her blog, Encourage Play.
Janine is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who works primarily in elementary and middle school settings. At Encourage Play, she writes about play, social skills, encouraging interactions and conversations, and building connections and friendship.
Click through and read Janine’s tips at Encourage Play- and while you’re there, check out the Store page, which has a bunch of awesome activity kits and other products for facilitating positive interactions with kids!
You can connect with Janine on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, and Tumblr.
20 Expert Bloggers Weigh in With Their Best Tips for Raising Happy, Healthy Kids
As moms and dads, we all share the same mission: to find the most effective ways to raise happy, healthy kids. That’s why we’re getting back to the basics – to bring the focus back to real life ideas from trusted child development experts.
We’ve called on some friends and colleagues to chime in with their best ideas for raising kids who are happy and healthy from the inside out.
For the rest of the month, this series of posts will cover everything from creativity and sleep to social development and nutrition (and much more!). Click here to read more!
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