How do I improve my five-year-old sons social skills?
1st…Enroll him in a children’s class of mixed martial arts. (Our son just turned 7 and he’s been doing this for 2 1/2 years.) It will help him to develop confidence and be able to defend himself if needed, rather than exploding in a temper. Our son is tall for his age is very passive as well. He has learned to handle other kids in a constructive way and now the older kids look up to him. He has become a natural leader amongst his peers. Considering he was a whiner just 3 years ago…we are amazed at the change in him. (BTW, he takes a mixture of Brazilian Ju Jitsu and Muey Thai Kickboxing) 2nd…Do you go to church? If you get him involved with a good local church that has a good size population of children, then he will have opportunity to develop good social skills around those kids pretty quickly while you have opportunity to observe and correct his interaction with other children. You can’t do this when he’s at school. I hope this is helpful to you. Oh…and here is my oldest son
