Making friends as an adult can be challenging thanks to competing responsibilities, fewer built-in social structures and less practice. Below, experts share helpful tips for how to improve your social ...

For many people, the lack of face-to-face social interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic caused regular social skills to get rusty. Dr. Eric Storch, professor and vice chair in the Menninger ...

Authenticity is overrated, according to psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic — learning these social skills will boost your ...

There are many lessons we've learned in life that's come directly from our parents. Things like how to manage money, setting boundaries with people, and learning when to walk away from things that don ...

Your child looks down, eyes diverting from the bank teller and you impatiently think, “Come on, spit it out!” You witness what seems to be paralysis. She starts sentences then stops them, hesitates, ...

Dear Abby: I’m a man in my early 30s who has made a career switch. My new field requires me to be more social because I will be meeting with colleagues, some of them older than I am, and attending ...

Many parents think kids develop strong social skills from memorizing phrases like "please" and "thank you." But the real foundation is built much earlier, at home and through everyday interactions.

Educators have a pretty bleak outlook on how social media is affecting their students’ social-emotional skills and overall well-being. And that bleak outlook carries over to their adult colleagues as ...

We are excited to offer both in-person and online social skills training using both individual and group formats for clients of all ages. For those living in Northern Virginia, please visit ...

Cellphones are a staple of American life in 2024, but research shows in-class cellphone use can have a negative impact on students' grades, social skills, emotional development and mental health. Many ...