Club Beginner: Social Connections group for kids ages 8-12

For kids who are learning to navigate friendships.

Kids ages 8-12 need a place to develop social skills that focus on understanding social cues, listening, following directions and being mindful of others. We have created this Club Beginner Social Skills group for exactly that. A place for kids to learn the skills without the higher expectations of our advanced programs,while mimicking real world environments like playground activities.

➤ Our Club Beginner social skills groups for Ages 8-12 will help your child master these skills like…

For your hyperactive ADHD child

Being spatially aware of how their behaviors and movements may impact others
Know when and where high energy is appropriate
Focus on the social details that are often missed due to ADHD

For your inattentive ADHD child

Notice the intricacies of social dynamics
Be mindful of when they zone out and how to let others know their needs
Gain mastery of wandering thoughts in social settings

For your Autistic child

Recognizing when is the timing for special interests, versus focusing on other’s stories
Increase flexible thinking skills
Improve awareness of non-verbal and verbal cues

➤ Club Beginner Social Skills group for kids ages 8-12 also helps kids…

Make friends and have more play dates
Be less reactive towards peers
Listen more
Not interrupt
Stay on task
Not dominate conversation or play choices
Be less bossy

Speak up and be assertive
Transition between activities
Ask appropriate questions
Be more mindful of personal space and boundaries
Smile and laugh more
Be a team player

➤ Club Beginner Social Skills group for kids ages 8-12 will help parents…

Worry less about how your child is doing socially
Feel more confident that your child has friends and direction
Know the next steps for social and emotional skills
Have answers for teachers on how to best support your child

➤ Our Club Beginner Social Skills Group is the most effective way to take your child from feeling misunderstood and lonely to confident and excited to go to school.

Here’s why…

We use therapist-led collaborative playing skills to teach better social and emotional skills.
We teach building friendships through playing, while naturally teaching skills like not interrupting, staying on task and being effectively assertive.
We know that kids don’t learn from worksheets. We use unstructured play settings so that kids can learn social skills in a real setting, which transfers to home and school.
We also use skill-building activities and natural learning opportunities to teach specific strategies for social success.
This group utilizes the Social Thinking curriculum.
Our play based curriculum sets kids up for success in our advanced social curriculum.

We also offer two advanced groups: Social Connections: Social Skills Group For Tech & Engineering Guys
Club Creative: Creative Arts Inspired Social Connections Group for Girls

I'm Mia

I help kids ages 8-12 be socially prepared for our advanced curriculum social skills groups.

➤ The Specifics:

The group investment is $100 weekly, paid in 1-month blocks.
The group is 45 minutes per week and led by Mia Dadian, LCMHCA. In addition, we also utilize co-leaders who are graduate level therapists typically attending local universities and completing internship hours towards graduation.
We provide updates on goals, behaviors and social concerns, including improvement towards lagging skills as well as in-depth information on social skills development through our teachable platform.
This group is mandatory prior to participation in our STEAM and Club Creative programs. Length of participation is dependent on 1) availability in the advanced curriculum 2) your child’s readiness for the expectations within the advanced social skills groups.