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Academic &
Social Skills
Insights #32
By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
(Strategies For Optimum Success)
Q: I used to be so close with ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ͛ ƌĞ-
ŵLJ ĮŌĞĞŶͲLJĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ĚĂƵŐŚͲ ůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶƚŽ ĂĚƵůƚŚŽŽĚ͘ dŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďĞ-
ĐĂƵƐĞ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƐ ƌŽůĞ ŵŽĚ-
ƚĞƌ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽǁ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ůŝŬĞ ĞůƐ ĨŽƌ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐ
ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ ƉƵƐŚŝŶŐ ŵĞ ŬŝĚƐ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƌĞůĂ-
ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌ͘ Ž LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĂƐŝĚĞ
ĨƌŽŵ ũƵƐƚ ƌĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ͕
ĂŶLJ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ ƚŽ ǁŚĂƚ /
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ LJŽƵƌ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ
ĐĂŶ ĚŽ ƚŽ ƌĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ Ă ĐŽŶͲ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͕ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŵďƵŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ
ŶĞĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ͍ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐŬŝůůƐ ĨŽƌ ůŝĨĞ͘
WĂƌĞŶƚͲƚĞĞŶ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ^Ž͕ ŚŽǁ ĐĂŶ LJŽƵ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ
ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ͘ DĂŶLJ ƚĞĞŶƐ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͍ ,ĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗
ŐŽ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂƟŽŶ
ʹ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ŝĚĞŶƟƟĞƐ ƐĞƉĂ- ͻ >ĞĂǀĞ LJŽƵƌ ĞŐŽ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞƋƵĂƟŽŶ͘
ƌĂƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽƌĞ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ƵŶŝƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌĚĞƐƚ ŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƐƚ ƉĂƌ-
ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĨŽƌ ĞŶƚƐ͘ tŚĞŶ LJŽƵƌ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ LJŽƵŶŐ-
LJŽƵƌ ĂĚŽůĞƐĐĞŶƚ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĂƐ ƐŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƐ Ğƌ͕ LJŽƵ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƵŶŝ-
ŽůĚĞƌ͘ ǀĞƌƐĞ͘ tŚŝůĞ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ͕ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƌĞ
ĂƌĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ƉůĂLJ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂů
dŚĂƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐ Ăƚ DŽŶƚ- ƌŽůĞƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƟŵĞ
ĐůĂŝƌ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŝŶ EĞǁ :ĞƌƐĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ
ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ďŽŶĚŝŶŐ ĞdžƉĞ- ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ʹ ŶŽƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ
ƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ
Mrs. Rifka Schonfeld has developed a special 6-Week
program to teach your child strategies on how to manage
anger with parents, siblings and friends.
A CALMER CHILD.
A CALMER HOME.
IN JUST 6 WEEKS!
CALL NOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE.
E-56 The Bulletin 718.387.0123 • Ads@willbulletin.com March 17 '21
