This week is all about ELECTRONIC communication skills

This includes things like making calls, texting, emailing, social media networking, video chats and instant messaging. 

Electronic Communication is a vital way for young people to communicate with each other.

So we want to work with you to ensure their experiences are positive ones.

Your child’s tasks this week:

1. Continue finding a source of friends

2. Continue starting a conversation and trading information with a peer.

Social Coaches should go back over these rules before practising this task and ask the social coaching questions after practice.

3. Arrange a phone or video chat with someone.

4. Practice starting and ending a call while trading information and finding common interests. 

Also included in the Social Coaching Handout is:

1. Steps for exchanging contact information

2. Steps for starting and ending phone calls

3. Cover story or 'reasons for the call' examples

4. Steps for leaving a voicemail 

5. General rules for using Electronic Communication

6. Safety plans for attending Meet-Up groups found online

7. Suggestions for staying safe online

Have a fantastic week of communicating together!