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For Advanced Users

When kids use these great apps, games, and websites, they can practice and improve what they understand about social settings and skills. Help them become more independent in social situations as they work and interact with others.

1. BeSeen
For teens who have difficulty relating to others, it can be especially challenging to navigate high school. BeSeen is an innovative simulation of a high school’s social network that teaches tweens and teens about being safe and responsible online.

2. Kidzworld
This online social network for tweens and teens is a great way for kids to make friends and practice everyday interactions in a safe environment. You will be notified when kids join; and staff moderators approve the photos, videos, and articles that kids post.

3. The Sims Social
SIMS can help teens practice social skills as they make sure that their SIMS’ needs—like hygiene, hunger, and fun—are met. SIMS follow social behaviors, such as visiting the houses of other SIMS. Teens can invite Facebook friends to become neighbors.

4. Wonderful Days—Diary with Style
Wonderful Days—Diary with Style is an excellent app for making multimedia diary entries. Kids can create notes associated with different days and add photos, sound recordings, and their location (enabling location services is optional). It’s a wonderful option for self-expression.

Once kids learn a new skill, invite friends, brothers, sisters, or other family members to play with them using the same app, website, or game. Play and practice together to reinforce social learning.

Photo: marin
Published: April 23, 2013