Parents Provide Moments of Socializing

1. Have Dinner as a Family

1.1. Encourages Conversation

1.2. Opportunities to Practice Manners

2. Schedule Play Dates

2.1. Keep short to limit fighting and meltdowns

2.1.1. Task

2.1.2. Prerequisites

2.2. Encourage Children to Play Together

2.2.1. Get a game started

2.2.2. Play with them for awhile then step-back and let them interact together

3. Limit Media Exposure

3.1. Too Much Television Leads to Shyness (Chaubal, 2011)

3.2. Encourage Activities Like Sports

3.2.1. Develops Turn-Taking

3.2.2. Teaches a child praise others efforts

4. Role Play Together

4.1. Children will model the social behavior they see in you

4.2. Children can recreate social encounters