Texas Care Program
Skillstreaming in Early Childhood
Skillstreaming in Early Childhood gives young children the basic social behaviors they need to get along successfully with adults and peers — skills like listening, sharing, asking for help, and handling frustration.
Ideal for: Young children
Focus: Foundational social & interpersonal skills
Why It Matters
The building blocks of getting along
With Adults
Listening, following directions, and asking for help — the skills that make home and the classroom work.
With Peers
Sharing, taking turns, cooperating, and making and keeping friends.
With Themselves
Expressing feelings, handling frustration, and using self-control when things don't go their way.
What We Focus On
Skills children practice
Listening
Following directions
Asking for help
Sharing
Taking turns
Introducing oneself
Expressing feelings
Handling frustration
Using self-control
Cooperating with others
Making and maintaining friendships
Responding appropriately to conflict
The Goal
Build the foundational social-emotional skills children can keep developing as they move into school and adolescence.
Where It Fits
The first step in our continuum
Skillstreaming in Early Childhood is the starting point of our developmental continuum. The skills children build here carry forward into Childhood Behavioral & Social Development, supported by Barkley's Defiant Child & Teen and START.
Give your child a strong start
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