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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, this is OP. Would you mind telling us about the experience at Rubinoff? Was it just a waste of time or money or did the behaviors get worse?

Our DC tends to copy the behavior of peers. At our DC's first two meetings things did not go well. In the first session one kid ran out screaming because he didn't want to participate anymore and in the second a different kid several other kids including our DC.

We are sending DC back and haven't seen DC imitate the behaviors yet but we're worried if this goes on for longer we're not doing DC any favors by sticking with the group.
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Basically, at Rubionoff, the facilitators were disorganized, rude to parents, and the groups were more of a hodge podge of kids and approach.  Often they didn't have an adequate number of kids to really hold a group.  I'm sorry, [i]two[/i] isn't a social skills group--it's a playdate that I'm paying out the nose for.   So with a tiny "group," sometimes the facilitators outnumbered participants.

We did Unstuck and On Target at Ivymount which follows a clear, research based curriculum and parents take a class concurrently while their kid is in the social skills group, which is one reason the price is so high.  It felt empowering vs. dumping kid off at what seemed like a black hole.

The social skill group experience in general should be enjoyable for a kid.  A child running away from a group might be a reflection of a child just having a bad day or not being ready for a group b/c they're unable to regulate themselves or channel their anxiety.   If more than one kid is doing this, I'd question if it is the kids--are they just not able to participate in the given format or is it the approach/facilitator. [/quote]

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