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Friendships Are Built One Interaction at a Time.

Building confidence and meaningful friendships through real social practice.
We're Hiring a Part-Time Social Coach

Does This Sound Familiar?

Your child...

  • wants friends but isn't sure how to join in.
  • watches other kids play instead of becoming part of the group.
  • starts conversations but struggles to keep them going.
  • worries about saying the wrong thing.
  • has friends at school but rarely gets invited outside of school.
  • comes home talking about everyone else's friendships.
  • is kind, funny, and caring, but friendships still don't seem to come easily.

If you're nodding your head, you're not alone.

These are exactly the kinds of social situations we help children, teens, and young adults practice every week.

More Than Just a Social Skills Group

Learning social skills and practicing social skills are two different things. Kids need both.

Every week, our members spend time learning practical skills like how to join a conversation, make a friend, keep a friendship going, handle disagreements, read social situations, and navigate the challenges that naturally come with relationships.

Then they have the opportunity to put those skills into practice with other children, teens, and young adults in a fun, supportive environment.

As they interact, our trained social coaches are right there to provide encouragement, feedback, and guidance in the moment. When someone isn't sure how to join a group, interrupts without realizing it, gets frustrated, or misses a social cue, those real-life moments become opportunities to learn and grow.

The lesson gives them the tools. The practice helps them build confidence. The in-the-moment coaching helps them put it all together.

For ages 8 through young adult. In-person in Tyngsboro, MA and online.

Social Skills Groups

Social Skills
Groups

Group members learn social skills while socializing with peers.
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Seminars for Parent Organizations and Schools

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Simply Social Kids

Each weekly session includes:

  • One hour of in-person or online social coaching
  • In-the-moment coaching during activities and peer interactions
  • A short, targeted lesson on making and keeping friends
  • Social hangout time with games like foosball, Uno, and more
  • Weekly parent email summaries to keep you in the loop
  • Wraparound support: We collaborate with schools and therapists
  • Monthly parent Q&A sessions for ongoing guidance and support
  • A fun, welcoming, and screen-free experience every week

Client
Testimonials

Corinne H.

β€œThose years were such a self-esteem booster for Nicki, and she had so much fun while she learned such important social and emotional skills that set her up for success and happiness for the rest of her life. We can't thank you enough.” - Corinne Hitt

Alex O.

β€œWhat you do is truly amazing and I want you to know that your program has helped me come such a long way in my social skills journey. Because of you, I feel a lot more confident in making long-lasting friendships, so thank you!” - Alex Ostrowski

LC

β€œNadine is amazing with ADHD kids and their parents!”

BD

β€œPerfect place for kids that need a little more time to get social.”

RM

β€œWhen I come here, it’s not just to see my friends, these guys are like my family.”

Nadine Briggs - Bestselling Author of theΒ How to Make and Keep Friends Series

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1 Industrial Way, Unit 4, Tyngsboro, MA
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Social Skills Groups Online and In Person (MA)

Simply Social Kids offers online and in person social skills groups.
Our unique program has a refreshingly non-clinical approach to social emotional education.
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😀 Big feelings, fast reactions. One wrongmove from another kid and everything falls apart. They need real coaching in the moment, not consequences after.πŸ˜” They come home sad and they can't always explain why. Something keeps going wrong and they don't know how to fix it. Neither do you. That's exactly what we do.πŸ™ˆ They hang back. They watch from the edges. They want in but can't make themselves go. It's not a personality trait. It's a skill gap.🀐 They go quiet. In groups, they disappear. At home, they're completely different. They've learned that staying silent is safer than saying the wrong thing.😬 They talk too much or not enough and they can't always read the room. Conversations feel one-sided and they don't know why kids pull away.😒 They cry more than other kids their age. Social situations drain them. They feel everything deeply and it makes the social world feel overwhelming.🫣 They freeze. Something unexpected happens in a group and they just shut down. They know what they want to do but their body won't cooperate.😢 They seem fine on the outside. Teachers love them. But at home you hear about the loneliness. They are holding it together everywhere except with you.πŸ˜‚ They try to be funny to get attention and it goes too far. They tell the same joke over and over and can't understand why kids stop laughing.😠They can get angry when other kids don't want to play the exact same way they want to play. It feels like a personal attack. It isn't. It's a skill we work on every session.Learn more like in bio. ...
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School drop-off. Work. Karate. Social group. Dinner on the table.This reward belongs to you.#socialskills #socialemotionallearning #socialskillsgroup #Friendship ...
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