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10 Benefits for Special Needs (Kids) Social MeetUp Groups (monthly events) include the following:<\/p>\n

– Developing positive friendships
\n– Building confidence
\n– Listening skills
\n– Communicating verbally & nonverbally with peers
\n– Problem-solving
\n– Negotiating
\n– Sharing, taking turns, flexibility
\n– Dealing with rejection
\n– Handling confrontation\u00a0and
\n– Greetings<\/p>\n

10 Benefits for Parents\/Caregivers Social MeetUp Groups (monthly night outs and cafe chats) include the following:<\/p>\n

– Friendly chats
\n– Building support communities
\n– Sharing stories
\n– Answering parent\/caregiver questions
\n– Problem-solving
\n– Creating lasting healthy connections
\n– Discussing select topics
\n– Peer-to-peer understanding
\n– Learning family strenthening tactics and
\n– Relationship building (social & emotional)<\/p>\n

No matter if you’re a kid or a parent, we’ve got something for everyone. Come on out and join #OurStarsIncSocial.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events can be found at our MeetUp link<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Our-Stars-Inc-Special-Needs-Socialization-and-Playgoup\/<\/p>\n

If you share pictures from the event online, please remember to tag them #OurStarsIncSocial<\/p>\n

It\u2019s community, it\u2019s peers, it\u2019s fun in the sun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

10 Benefits for Special Needs (Kids) Social MeetUp Groups (monthly events) include the following: – Developing positive friendships – Building confidence – Listening skills – Communicating verbally & nonverbally with peers – Problem-solving – Negotiating – Sharing, taking turns, flexibility …<\/p>\n

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