How do you help an isolated child?

Talk with him privately and give specific guidance about social situations he is likely to encounter. With young children, you may need to start with very basic skills such as making eye contact, joining in activities, or asking others to play.

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Helping the Socially Isolated Child

By Dr. Kenneth Shore

There are few things more painful to children than to have no friends. Just about all children need to feel a connection with their peers. For those on the social fringe, school brings frequent reminders of their unwanted status — being chosen last for a team, having trouble finding a partner for an activity, having few classmates to invite to their birthday party, not having anyone to play with during recess. Beyond its effect on a child’s self-esteem, isolation from peers can have a marked impact on his school adjustment. He may have difficulty focusing on schoolwork as his attention drifts to social concerns. Having limited relationships with peers also denies him a valuable learning experience. It is through these interactions that he learns the skills of developing and maintaining friendships. It is not surprising then that children who are isolated from their peers tend to have social problems later on. Children can be friendless for very different reasons. A child may lack an understanding of basic social skills so that he may not know what to say or do around his classmates. Rather than run the risk of trying to connect with a classmate and failing, he may withdraw from his peers and choose to spend time alone. Staying to himself is often the less painful option. Some children are isolated from classmates for a much different reason: their behaviors may turn other students off. They may cut in line, talk too much, interrupt conversations, make fun of others, and butt in during games. Not surprisingly, these students have trouble making and keeping friends. Friendship skills come more easily to some children than others. But fortunately they are skills that can be, and should be, taught. If you have a student who is socially immature, you may need to coach him in social skills. In addition, you may need to put on your social director’s hat and try to orchestrate successful peer interactions. Through these activities, the student may gain valuable social skills and his classmates may come to see him in a more appealing light.

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Social behaviour includes how an individual’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour influences, and is influenced by, other people. Creating social relationships is central to human well-being, and not just due to the pure joy of being with friends, or when learning social norms. It is argued that experiencing social behaviour, and engaging in social interaction is vital during childhood development. However, many children, for various reasons, are not able to participate in, or experience, the social behaviour that is crucial for their well-being, mental health, and development. The absence of social relationships and behaviours have been shown to affect child development in various ways. For example, previous research has revealed that socially isolated children tend to have lower subsequent educational attainment, be part of a less advantaged social class in adulthood, and are more likely to be psychologically distressed in adulthood (Lacey, Kumari & Bartley, 2014). This text will focus on how long-term social isolation is closely related to loneliness and physiological illness, and how it affects a healthy development of the brain.

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