What are pragmatics?
Pragmatics are your child social skills. For example:
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eye contact
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turn taking skills
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topic maintenance / topic initiation
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name recognition
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feelings identification
How do we know if there is a problem?
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Limited eye contact
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Inappropriate body language
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Problems taking turns
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Talking about the wrong thing at the wrong time
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Using the ‘wrong’ type of language, in the ‘wrong’ situation.
Difficulty understanding & using the social rules of conversation can lead to exclusion by peers & problems with self-esteem.