Is the teen PEERS social program good?

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Anonymous wrote:Is peers that complicated to run? Is it possible parents could give kids these assignments on their own, first practicing with a sibling or cousin and then practicing with people at school?

That wouldn't have worked for my child. He needed the skills taught in small, explicit steps. And from someone other than me. PEERs is really just for kids who don't easily or naturally pick up on the "rules" of conversation and reciprocal interaction. There are some videos on the UCLA website that might help, though.