3/24/25

Radical Openness for Kids: Making Friends - Social Signaling (RO-DBT for Kids)

🎧 Are You Accidentally Pushing People Away?

🧥 Ever wonder why making friends feels hard? In this fun airport adventure, Zach learns a BIG lesson about social signaling—the way we unknowingly tell people whether we’re open to connection. When Zach tells Sara he didn’t make any friends at camp last year, she helps him crack the case. Could his headphones, hoodie, and tablet have been sending the wrong message? Watch as Zach discovers how small changes can make a BIG difference in making friends!

✨ What You’ll Learn:

✔️ How our body language, facial expressions, and habits send social signals.

✔️ Why people may assume we don’t want to talk (even when we do!).

✔️ Easy ways to show others you’re open to connection and friendship.

💡 Ask Yourself: What are your “headphones, hoodie, and tablet” that might be keeping people away? How can you adjust your signals to invite more connections?

🎥 Created by Brian Pelletier, LPC, NCC: Helping therapists, parents, and kids explore therapeutic skills in a fun and engaging way. 📌 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell 🔔 for more videos on Radical Openness, RO-DBT, and making meaningful connections!

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