How important are social skills? Do you think people who think they're not are unfit to be parents?

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Did you know that what a kid learns up until 4 is what shapes their way of thinking at its deepest level for the rest of their lives?

It is generally accepted as fact that a kid has until 4 to develop social skills or they will almkst certainly hav problems for the rest of their lives. This is when a person's ego and inner voice are developing.

Do you think it's important for a kid at that age to interact with other kids and get an "education" in interacting with other people as early as possible? Or is it more important they learn other stuff?

My kids don't need to learn social skills, they need proper education

Social skills are important and are more important at a young age

Social skills are important, but it's more important to me they learn other things first

Other

This country needs to have a drum circle

[Twalli]

There's something that needs to be addressed which are kids with an ASD. We won't learn social skills at a young age, and depending on the severity, at any age. Mine are probably at a high school level and I'm 30. I think I may have been at an elementary school level when I graduated high school. I learned by repetition and having people explain social cues to me. I had a lot of exposure all through my youth because both my parents worked, so I was at preschool from 8 am until 3 pm.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

You're lucky you had people explain that stuff to you. It's a lot of hard work

[Guy13]

My IQ got me into the school I attended as well as the careers that I have. Social skills has nothing to do with it, however, a moral raising in Biblical ethic has everything to do with Success.-Both individually (Putin/Russia) and collectively (NYCx2/USA).
Let’s say to the Defense Department, Cyber Security, etc. A Biblical raising, work ethic, and governing constructs are looked for in highly sensitive career paths.

[dovendyret]

You've to lay down the foundation for education and that starts with socialisation. Kindergarten should exclusively be about playful learning. Learning social skills, a little about the world - nature, history, language a little counting all through play.

0 grade or 1st grade; depending on where you should be - should be similar to kindergarten, just with the socialisation of how you go to school.

[Flower7]

Social skills are EXTREMELY important. I feel like they’re even more important than school. They affect everything from how a person is treated in a daily basis, to whether they will date or get married, to whether they can get a job or do well at an interview.

[kuladiamond]

Yeah but what i think is even more important is teaching people who might not have good social skills or have disabilities that effect social skills to have better social skills, i don't think there really is an effort to do that at all.

[JuanVeIasco]

Social skills are the most important evolutionary characteristic that exists, above intelligence, that is why psychopaths have more children than gifted ones. If a child doesn't want to be the target of bullying, they need to have social skills.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Why do you say that, it's an interesting claim

[IMuser]

How dod you conclude thay a psychopath will have more children than a gifted individual? What is your reasoning?

[Browneye57]

Social skills are just as important than anything else. If you're lacking, ask for help, and practice practice practice.

[TheNewGeneration]

Where did you read that children have to develop social skills before age four? Can you give me a source for that information?

[OlderAndWiser]

Kids need to learn soial skills but they do NOT need to be indoctrinated in leftist propaganda.

[Jltakk]

Alls I know is that I am unfit to be parenting anyone, let alone lead anyone.

[WhitneySnow]

I voted B. Social skills are very important.