Social Skills Groups · Coconut Creek, FL

Friendship is a skill. Our groups teach it.

Two small groups built on the UCLA-developed PEERS® curriculum: one for preschoolers ages 4 to 6, and one for teens ages 13 to 18. Skills are taught, practiced in group, and coached at home by you.

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PEERS®

The UCLA-developed curriculum, at both ages

Two groups

Preschoolers 4 to 6, teens 13 to 18

Parents learn too

Coaching runs alongside every group

No diagnosis needed

Everyone is welcome to join

Some kids need friendship spelled out. So we spell it out.

Making friends looks effortless from the outside. Up close, it is dozens of small skills: how you greet someone, how you join a game or a conversation, how you handle losing, teasing, or a plan that falls through. Some kids pick these up by osmosis. Plenty of great kids do not, and no amount of “go play” fixes that.

Our groups teach those skills directly, using PEERS®, one of the most researched social skills curricula in the world. Kids practice with real peers in a small group, then take each skill home with a parent who has learned exactly how to coach it. Pick your child’s age below to see their group.

Ages 4 to 6 · 16 weekly sessions · Weekday afternoons

PEERS® for Preschoolers

For little ones who want to play but have not yet found the way in. The group builds the first skills of friendship, the ones every classroom and playground runs on.

  • Greeting friends and using their names
  • Asking a friend to play, and joining games already in progress
  • Sharing, taking turns, and following directions
  • Keeping cool when play gets frustrating
  • Being a good sport, win or lose

Ages 13 to 18 · 14 weekly sessions · Tuesday evenings

PEERS® for Teens

For teens who are smart, funny, and kind, and still eating lunch alone. The group teaches what socially successful teens actually do, step by concrete step.

  • Starting, joining, and gracefully exiting conversations
  • Texting, messaging, and safe online friendships
  • Choosing friends and planning get-togethers that happen
  • Handling teasing, arguments, and rumors
  • $100 per session, covering your teen and one parent

Whichever group fits, you are part of it.

PEERS® is a parent-assisted program, and that is a large part of why it works. While your child meets with our clinicians, you meet in a parallel parent group, learning the same skills in the same language. The friendships get built in group. They get kept because of what happens at home.

Not sure which group is the right fit?

Tell us your child’s age and what you are seeing, and we will point you to the right group honestly. We reply within one business day.