Resources

Social Savvy:
Help your child fit in with others

How do you react when your child has a tantrum in the supermarket? When your children argue, do you intervene? Do you resist the urge to fight their battles for them?

Social Savvy is about helping your child to make friends and fit in socially, improving your own relationship with your child, and dealing effectively with your child's misbehaviour.

This is a 'how-to' book for all adults caring for children, who want a more positive family and social life. By following Lindy Petersen's guidelines, you will learn how to better manage situations and avoid reacting impulsively to your child's behaviour. Learn what to say to your child and teach your child positive social skills to adopt with others.

Available for purchase at ACER, via email or call.

AVAILABLE AT ACER
Email shop.support@acer.org or call (03) 9007 2048

STOP THINK DO
Various materials

Stop Think Do is a bestselling social skills program consisting of 20 lessons at four different levels: 4–6 years, 6–8 years, 8–10 years and 10–12 years of age.

Each lesson includes learning outcomes, required resources, structured teaching of the core concept or skill, age appropriate activities to practice the skills, and worksheets to reinforce each learning outcome.

Stop Think Do aims to:

  • Prevent social skill problems

  • Improve peer relationships

  • Build cooperative classrooms

  • Develop confidence and emotional intelligence

  • Teach self-control and decision making

  • Build teamwork and leadership

  • Strengthen relationships and communication

Stop think do ages 4-8 manual is available through ACER, ages 8-12 manual is temporarily out of print (we are working to resolve).

AVAILABLE AT ACER
Email shop.support@acer.org or call (03) 9007 2048

STOP THINK DO
Social skills training (ages 12-15)

The Stop Think Do Supplement for Middle Years: Ages 12-15 extends the Stop Think Do program to target adolescents in their middle years of schooling, transitioning from primary to secondary school. It is a supplement to the more comprehensive primary school manuals.

The program includes 12 lessons covering a wide range of social skills. Lessons are divided into the following six units:

  • Self-awareness and identity

  • Good and bad communication

  • Thinking and problem solving

  • Morals and values

  • Decision making and friendship skills

  • Pressures and responsibilities

Available for purchase at Silvereye.

STOP THINK DO
Posters

There are two options available for the Stop Think Do posters:

  • Set of 3

  • Combined poster

Available for purchase at ACER, via email or call.

AVAILABLE AT ACER
Email shop.support@acer.org or call (03) 9007 2048

Stop and Think Friendship DVD package:
A social skills program for children aged 6-12 about making friends

This useful addition to the STOP THINK DO program provides:

  • A humorous, impactful video presentation of common social problems

  • Systematic training in the STOP THINK DO steps for solving these problems

  • Related exercises on a CD and Workbook accompanying the video

  • A visual resource to supplement the detailed programs in the training manuals

Available for purchase at Silvereye.

Please contact us for more information or support in purchasing the resources!