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Thanksgiving Social Skills Special: We Are Family - Initiating Conversation Skills for Tweens

The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast

Show Notes

Hey y’all & happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As we all know, this can be a stressful time of year for some individuals who may be struggling. I wanted to take a moment today to give you a list of some conversation, starters and questions that you could bring up at the dinner table that would help to encourage conversations to get to know the kids and each a lot better.

Hope you enjoy the episode and all the best for a blessed Thanksgiving.

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