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title: Social situations to role-play with your child in different grades
description: Kids with learning and thinking differences may have trouble following social rules. Help your child build social skills by role-playing these age-specific social situations.
slug: social-situations-to-role-play-with-your-child-in-different-grades
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:46:50.448Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/social-situations-to-role-play-with-your-child-in-different-grades
lang: en
---

# Social situations to role-play with your child in different grades

Kids of all ages want to fit in with their peers. But some kids with learning and thinking differences may have trouble with [basic social rules](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/unwritten-social-rules-for-kids). The good news is you can help your child build social skills through practice. Below are age-specific scenarios you can role-play together.

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