Personal Space
There are lots of different ways people describe personal space. Kids may have heard personal space described as a hula hoop, or your space bubble, or making sure you’re keeping an arms length away. Personal Space is a challenging concerns because how comfortable you feel with someone changes depending on your relationship. If you’re close and trust the person, it’s more likely that you’ll be more comfortable getting physically close to them. Your comfort level with personal space can also change depending on your moods or emotions. Here are some ways to introduce personal space to kids.
I've written before about how you can use videos to teach social skills to kids (check out this blog post for more information about using videos in general). One of my favorite lessons to teach using videos is about personal space. I loved showing the two videos below because of the laughter and conversations that happened when we watched something a little silly together. Here’s what you can do if you want to use videos to start a discussion with your kids about personal space: