How to Run My Play Date?: A Children's Book That Teaches the Friendship Skill of Running a Play Date (Behavior Science How to...) - Softcover
Synopsis
Have you thought of guiding your child to take leadership and run their own play dates?
Do you want to help your child improve their friendship skills?
This is the right book for you and your little one(s)! This book is also perfect for teachers and therapists!
As part of the Behavior Science How to… Series, How to Run My Play Date? offers step-by-step guidance for young readers to plan and run their own play dates. Children will take the perspective of the main character, learn to participate in the planning process, and take leadership in developing friendships, in a fun and interactive way!
Also as part of the Making Friends! Series, this book brings a new friendship marble for young readers to collect and build on their friendship skills – Running play dates!
The author has uniquely applied behavior science to children’s literature by using behavioral technologies and procedures such as modelling, task analysis, chaining, prompting and prompt fading, and so on.
The series was developed together with researchers, school teachers, early childhood educators, behaviour analysts, speech-language pathologists, many parents, and young children!
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About the Author
Stephanie Chan, Ph.D.c., M.Ed., is a researcher, bestselling author, teacher, early childhood educator, and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). With extensive training in education, psychology, and behavior analysis, and many years of experience working with children of different age groups, Stephanie was one of the first to uniquely apply behavior science to children's literature. She has published many children’s books and educational materials, primarily focusing on perspective-taking, problem-solving, developing and maintaining friendships, understanding and regulating emotions and feelings, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), all grounded on contextual behavioral science. In addition, she published scientific papers in top-tier journals and presented her research findings at international conferences covering various topics. Stephanie is also the clinical director of the non-profit organization PlaySmart Child Development Society and the editor-in-chief of the publisher Behavior SciAnts. She regularly organizes training workshops for parents and practitioners worldwide to help children improve social skills and behavior issues. Readers who purchase books in any of the series can become members of our community, and receive free training info, behavior support, NET ideas, and more.
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