Social Butterflies (Durham) – Summer 2023

DEVELOPING PLAY SKILLS & CONFIDENCE IN PEER INTERACTIONS

for children 4 – 5 years old

Social Butterflies is a program focusing on developing the communication and play skills needed to navigate peer interactions and play. Through building awareness of play with others, club members will learn how to expand upon parallel play, focusing on cooperative and reciprocal play with peers. This program will include learning opportunities for peer perspective taking, turn taking and sharing, and understanding consequences and changes that may occur during peer play. This program will include social communication and sensory motor activities in the small sensory gym, games, arts and crafts incorporating concepts from curriculums such as Social Thinking and Zones of Regulation through a neurodiversity-affirming lens.

Goals include:

Peer perspective taking
Expansion of parallel play to cooperative/reciprocal play
Tolerating challenges during play
Turn taking/sharing/personal space
Understanding consequences during peer play

Location: Durham

When: Thursdays, 4:00-5:00pm

Dates: June 15th – August 24th (OFF week of July 4th)

Total Cost: $900

This club is not billed through insurance.

Registration Information

Children are expected to attend every session (barring illness), as the sessions build on each other and group dynamics are an important component. You will not be reimbursed for missed sessions. If you have any questions about the new Emerge Clubs changes or payment options, please refer to our FAQ!

If your child is not attending therapy sessions at Emerge, we will be in touch with you to set up a brief free screening to determine if this program is a good match for your child.