Three Things to Help Prevent Social Rejection

Being excluded hurts. Social isolation has been linked to poor academic performance and trouble in personal relationships. This is why it’s so crucial to help your child maintain meaningful relationships with their friends. Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have identified three vital factors that help children avoid being excluded.

Three Key Factors to Help Children Avoid Social Rejection

The post was written by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Marie Cheour. Dr. Cheour has worked as a Professor of both Pediatrics and Psychology at the University of Miami where she received a 2002 Research Award, as a Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Turko in Finland, and as the Head of the Developmental Brain Research Laboratory, Cognitive Brain Research Unit (CBRU), at the University of Helsinki.