# How can I work on Enhance Social with my child at home?

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Build your child's social skills at home with short, playful, back-and-forth moments — turn-taking games, shared attention, naming feelings, and using everyday routines like meals and bath time. Follow your child's lead, get to their eye level, and pause to give them room to respond. Pinnacle therapists can tailor these to your child.

*Your living room is the best therapy room you have — because that's where your child feels safest, and where real connection grows.*

## In short
You can build social skills at home through play, daily routines and gentle face-to-face moments — no special equipment needed. The goal is back-and-forth connection: taking turns, sharing attention, reading feelings and responding. Little and often beats long sessions: a few warm, playful minutes scattered through the day works best.

## Easy activities to try at home
**Build back-and-forth (turn-taking)**
- Roll a ball to and fro, saying "my turn… your turn" — the rhythm of social exchange in its simplest form.
- Sing songs with pauses ("Twinkle twinkle little…") and wait, eyebrows raised, for your child to fill the gap with a word, sound or look.
- Play peekaboo, knock-knock or simple board games that demand waiting and swapping.

**Share attention together**
- Follow your child's lead — notice what they're looking at, name it, and join in. Shared joy is the foundation of social learning.
- Point things out ("Look, a dog!") and celebrate when they point back to show you something.

**Practise feelings and faces**
- Name emotions during the day: "You look happy!", "I feel tired." Use a mirror to make happy, sad and surprised faces together.
- Read picture books and pause to ask, "How do you think he feels?"

**Use everyday moments**
- Mealtimes, bath time and tidying up are natural turn-taking and greeting opportunities — "hello", "thank you", "bye-bye", "your turn".
- Set up tiny moments where your child must come to you to ask for help — a favourite snack just out of reach invites them to communicate.

## A few gentle tips
Get down to your child's eye level. Pause and wait — counting silently to five gives them room to respond. Follow their interests rather than steering, and keep it light: laughter is the best social glue. If a game ends in frustration, stop and try again later.

## The Pinnacle way
Developmental measurement supports care planning; diagnosis requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional. under qualified clinician care — home activities support development but are not a substitute for assessment. Our therapists can show you exactly how to weave [social-skill practice](/enhance-social) into your family's day, and pair it with [speech therapy](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/top-speech-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate) where helpful. To understand where your child is starting from, see [how the AbilityScore® is measured](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated).

## Trusted sources
Guided by CDC "Learn the Signs. Act Early." milestone resources, the American Academy of Pediatrics' HealthyChildren guidance on social and emotional development, and ASHA's parent resources on social communication.

**Next step —** book a developmental check at your nearest Pinnacle Blooms Network centre, or message our team on WhatsApp at +91 91001 81181 for a home-activity plan tailored to your child.

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- CDC — Learn the Signs. Act Early.: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development
- AAP HealthyChildren — Ages & Stages: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/Pages/default.aspx
- ASHA — Public resources on social communication: https://www.asha.org/public/

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