Blogs for Parents, Adults & Educators On Friendship, Navigating Social Situations & "Social Spy" by Caroline Maguire, M.Ed.
My goal is to provide thought-provoking, research based content and tips about social skills development.
Coaching social skills is like a relationship; it has its ups and downs. Under-developed relationship skills makes it hard to thrive. I write my social skills blogs to keep you inspired and growing.
Thanks for joining me on this journey!
Is Your Fear Of Not Having Friends Causing You To Be More Of A People Pleaser?
Does loneliness and fear of rejection cause adults and teenagers with ADHD to fall into people pleasing? Sadly, often the answer is yes. For many ...
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Help Your Kid Reframe Their Love-Hate Relationship with Being Social
Alex*, a high school junior, has given up on making friends. “School is stressful enough”, she says. Instead of participating in after-school clubs and activities, ...
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How Your “Inner Voice” Shapes Your Ability To Be Resilient When You Feel Left Out Socially
The only thing harder than getting my family to church on Sunday morning is knowing what to do with myself when the service is over. ...
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ADHD & Friendships… Why It’s So Hard For Some Kids To Make Life-Long Friends
As a parent, watching your ADHD kid from the sidelines, you know all-too-well how often your child is rejected, socially awkward and challenging with their ...
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Understanding ADHD & Black and White Thinking
“It was a total failure,” a client tells me about a situation. Now listening to their story, what you wouldn’t get from this one statement ...
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How to Be Comfortable in Your Own Skin When You’re Naturally Unsure of Yourself
When I was a kid I was always the last one picked for the team or the game and in part, this was because I ...
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