| When you went to school, you learned all the basics. | | | | creativity through games and exercises. |
| Reading, writing, arithmetic. You even dabbled in | | | | What does this have to do with social skills? |
| science, art, music, and geography. All necessary and | | | | "Talking to someone is all about creativity on the spot... |
| practical for your life. But what about the stuff that | | | | improvisation. This is part of what I teach. The problem |
| nobody teaches? | | | | with media is entertainment is constantly fed to people |
| "Social skills, confidence, charisma, some of the most | | | | everywhere. Kids feel as if they are always the |
| important things a person can learn in their life. Think | | | | audience. This dulls brains and stops them from getting |
| about it... teaching charisma is necessary if you want | | | | creative. The best way to do this is to the flip the |
| your kids to have good friends, become a leader, find | | | | script. Let's have the children be the performers. |
| a significant other, grow to be a wealthy business | | | | Parents, you are the audience. Turn off the TVs, and |
| person. Personalities mold at a young age, that's why | | | | anything else distracting. Go into the living room with |
| this is the best time to teach charisma and perplexes | | | | your child, and have them act out a fairy tale in one |
| me why there isn't a class in schools for this," says | | | | minute, have them make a song for you on the spot, |
| Anthony Recenello of Charismatic Kids, the parenting | | | | make up your own new language together. Show |
| & children's website geared towards teaching | | | | appreciation for their efforts, make them realize that |
| children the three new subjects: social skills, confidence, | | | | they are doing something great. Take it up a notch and |
| and charisma. | | | | have your child put on shows when guests come |
| The difference is, this website isn't training kids in the | | | | over. Have them interact with their friends and other |
| traditional grammar school form. | | | | parents. This is how to grow social social skills with |
| "I know how a kid thinks, I know how a kid listens, I | | | | your kid." |
| know how a kid learns... I used to be one. I was | | | | In fact most of what children learn socially is from their |
| diagnosed with ADHD in second grade and can relate | | | | parents. |
| and teach children in the way they like to learn. I feel | | | | "Your reality as a child is based from your parents, the |
| the art of socializing is fun, and shouldn't be something | | | | environment you're surrounded by, and your peers," |
| you have to study, or work at to get better... especially | | | | says Anthony. "Kids will learn everything from them, |
| if you're a kid." | | | | and when parents are using good social skills around |
| Anthony releases weekly videos on his website with | | | | their children, they will definitely pick up on it. Anthony |
| exercises on bringing out a child's creative side, making | | | | releases weekly articles for parents on how to speak |
| them the performer rather than the spectator. He calls | | | | to their children, and how to speak to others around |
| himself a creativity coach, helping children harness their | | | | their children as well. |