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Helping Your Child Practise Social Initiative at Home
Build social initiative by adding small invitations and a deliberate pause into everyday routines — meals, dressing, play — so your child reaches, points, looks or speaks first, then responding warmly to every attempt. Follow their lead and keep it playful.
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Build your child's social initiative at home by setting up inviting moments and waiting for them to start, following their lead in play, making turn-taking a game, offering choices, and celebrating every attempt to connect — small, frequent moments work best.
Read the answer AnswerEveryday Therapy for Social Initiative
Try the "Pause and Wait" game: set up a fun activity, then pause and wait expectantly so your child must take the first step to keep it going. Responding instantly to any initiation — a glance, sound or word — makes starting interactions feel rewarding, building social initiative through short, joyful daily bursts.
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