Online courses

The Kids'Skills poster

Brief Therapy: A delightful way of solving psychological problems

Problems can be seen as vicious circles caused by failed attempted solutions

Solution-focused version of brief therapy

Cornerstone one: hope

Cornerstone two: collaboration

Cornerstone three: creativity

The birth of Kids'Skills

Kids'Skills has spread around the world

Kids'Skills has a positive effect on caregivers too

Can Kids'Skills have negative effects?

Is Kids'Skills evidence-based?

Preliminary step: preparing families and children for Kids'Skills

Step 1: converting problems into learnable skills

Converting problems into skills can be challenging

Children can participate in figuring out what skill they need to learn

Be aware of what you ask: your questions plant seeds in the child's mind

Make sure the skill is concrete and specific

Example: how convert absract abilities into learnable skills

Step 2. Finding a agreement with the child about a skill to learn

Step 3. Motivating the child by exploring the benefits of learning the skills

Example: the benefits of learning a skill

Step 4. Child names the skill: harnessing inner motivation and creativity

Step 5. Imaginary supporter: choosing a power creature

Step 6. Building the circle support: Kids'Skills is a team approach

Having supporters is a game changer

Step 7. Building confidence: "You can do it!"

Building confidence: example

Step 8. Planning the celebration

Step 9. Show the skill: how to make sure the skill is really a learnable skills

Step 9. Going public: letting people know about the skill to learn

Step 10. Practicing the skill: how to make learning fun

Practicing skills can be a fun activity

Step 11. Social praise: ensuring the child has repeated success experiences

Recognizing success and acknowledging progress

Praising children indirectly via a third person

Sep 12. Reminding children of their skill: solution-focused approach to setbacks

Step 13. Celebration: social reward and acknowledging supporters for their help

Thanking: the social importance of celebrating children's learning

Step 14. Teaching others: how to prevent relapse after celebration

Step 15. Next skill: there's always a new skill to learn

Try Kids'Skills with a child!

Empowering Strategies

Kids'Skills can be used as a group activity

Manual for "Kids'Skills for parents" training program

Masterclass: Kids'Skills with the whole class

Masterclass skills cards

Kids'Skills with serious problems

Kids'Skills in various cultural and religious cotexts

Introduction to the videos

A boy who learned to speak the truth

A girl who learned not to be always the best

A boy who learned to speak in front of the class

A girl who learned to speak up