Books that help with social skills?

[Anonymous]

I am actually looking for my teen. I remember reading the good old Dale Carnegie when I was a kid and then some psychology books and it helped be but it was in another time and place.
What is there to read to help understand people, be well liked, etc etc?

[Anonymous]

There was a study that showed those who read fiction had higher empathy. You could encourage your teen to read short stories and novels about people from a variety of backgrounds.

[Anonymous]

Catherine Newman has written some advice books on this for kids and teens

[Anonymous]

Please don't have your kid read Dale Carnegie. Have them read books with teenagers as protagonists - for girls: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Stargirl, John Green books, Princess Diaries books, even Gossip Girl series.

I was an immigrant, and these books taught me how to interact successfully with my peers.

[Anonymous]

Thank you all, he is already a reader though he prefers fantasy and anime and manga.

Why not have him read Carnegie?

He is also not an immigrant (I am but we are fairly adjusted).

[Anonymous]

Because Carneige is teaching him to mimic what people want out of social interactions whereas the fiction could nurture a basis of where the motivation for the expected behavior arises aka build a foundation of empathy for others that enables him to be empathic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because Carneige is teaching him to mimic what people want out of social interactions whereas the fiction could nurture a basis of where the motivation for the expected behavior arises aka build a foundation of empathy for others that enables him to be empathic.

I actually don’t think empathetic people are always popular. they are often seen as naive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Catherine Newman has written some advice books on this for kids and teens

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because Carneige is teaching him to mimic what people want out of social interactions whereas the fiction could nurture a basis of where the motivation for the expected behavior arises aka build a foundation of empathy for others that enables him to be empathic.

I actually don’t think empathetic people are always popular. they are often seen as naive.

Not really, if you understand people's motivation you can see ways to interact with them that also benefit you. EQ is more important for success than IQ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because Carneige is teaching him to mimic what people want out of social interactions whereas the fiction could nurture a basis of where the motivation for the expected behavior arises aka build a foundation of empathy for others that enables him to be empathic.

I actually don’t think empathetic people are always popular. they are often seen as naive.

Not really, if you understand people's motivation you can see ways to interact with them that also benefit you. EQ is more important for success than IQ.

I might be wrong but I see EQ as something much broader than just high empathy.

[Anonymous]

You are the one reading Dale Carneige to mimic behaviors that are natural to most so take it for what it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are the one reading Dale Carneige to mimic behaviors that are natural to most so take it for what it is.

Very empathetic of you I see