The following comments indicate that children bring
home what they learn and consequently motivate entire families and
communities to employ social skills with a beneficial effect on the
environment of an entire locality:
Mothers of Primary Children in Beer-Sheva, Israel:
"When he came to the kindergarten he was not calm, and was very much
under pressure. Since the program began, I feel changes, he is more
quiet, he can sit with a bunch of friends alone, quietly, he can
occupy himself, he is more independent and solves problems by
himself. I feel he is more mature although he is my younger son."
"He has an agenda and knows how to plan his day. Even at home I feel
he is busy and calm."
"She was always calm. She is a good girl, but yet I feel she talks
like an adult. Her vocabulary is rich with words we never heard at
home. She teaches her brother and contributes to the quiet and good
atmosphere in the house."
"She learned to put everything in its place; she keeps order and said
that if we will keep order at home that order will help us. She
disregards strong language. She said, 'We don't have to listen to
ugly words."
"My son participates in this program for the second year. I feel
other changes this year. I feel my child thinks and argues and he
solves problems like a grown. man. One day I was angry at him, he
understood my anger and said to me, 'You are right.' Everything he
does is through thinking."
Parents of Elementary Children in the United States:
"I think in today's society, social skills are very important.
Children have so many issues in school and at home to deal with. They
need to know how to deal and react socially in all situations to help
them grow up with more understanding and some self-control and how to
present themselves in a mannerable fashion."
"Because I think it would be a beautiful program for the children to
teach them a lot about responsibility and to stay away from the
street violence."
"I think its important to teach the social skills to our child about
the way life is today and help kids learn about life and to talk to
people."