Social SkillsAlthough there are many definitions of social skills, they all have the same basic meaning. Social skills are skills needed to get along and communicate with others. They can be taught, practiced and learned. Social skills are important for functioning throughout life. These include verbal and non-verbal skills, including tone of voice, volume of speech, words chosen, body language, gestures and facial expressions. These skills help people know what to say, how to say it, the best choices, and how to behave in various places and experiences (What are Social Skills, n.d.). Good social skills tend to create a positive and safe school environment. They also contribute to resilience in the face of a crisis or stressful events. People with good social skills look for appropriate ways to relieve frustration and aggression and also promote safety. Poor social skills often lead to difficulties in interpersonal relationships and these people are often rejected by their peers. Academic results decline and there are often problems with the law. These people may show signs of depression, anxiety and aggression. When navigating the social world, three main processes are used: seeing, thinking, and acting (Kennedy-Moore, 2011). Social vision is the ability to notice what other members of a group are doing and being able to pick up on clues about how to act while sorting right from wrong. It also involves noticing a context such as formal or informal. This involves determining who the group is and how everyone fits into that group. People who can see in the social world will notice if someone is not interested or bored. They will be able to adapt to these signals and try to improve things. If someone did not have this ability, they... middle of paper... were fed. She learned what she had experienced: life with dogs. Since all children are born to be social, she learned otherwise. She adapted. If she stayed with a family, she may lack some social skills, but not all. Some children are born more extroverted, which makes socialization easier. This is an example from nature. Some children are born autistic, which is also an example of nature. As with all debates between nature and nurture, there seems to be evidence that it is a combination of the two that emerges. Social skills begin to develop before birth. They continue to be acquired and refined throughout life. Early detection of social skills problems is essential to getting the most out of social skills training methods. Social skills can be taught, practiced, and learned throughout life, but this process becomes more difficult with age..