Children and families who receive training in behavior management and communication learn positive ways of speaking to each other. They develop more effective ways of dealing with daily stressors and strains. Children are adept in picking up new ways of thinking and acting and learning tools to help them deal with conflict and negative emotions. They can learn to express anger in healthy ways instead of acting it out or bottling it up. Social skill training offers tools and techniques for individuals to use to become happier human beings.
Family members can learn to use feeling words when upset.
They can learn to approach conflict with problem solving. Social skills are positive abilities that help the child to interact with others in different situations in ways that are valued. Social skills are those actions which are acceptable by society and are beneficial both to the person and to others. Many children grow up in systems that label them in negative ways. Labeling a child is a way of subtly blaming the victim.