Social Skills Group Programs
We are committed to nurturing your child’s social development in a supportive and engaging environment. In today’s world, the ability to interact effectively with others is as crucial as academic success. Our Social Skills Groups are specially designed to help children learn and practice essential social skills in a structured yet playful setting. Our expert-led groups provide a safe space for them to grow, learn, and connect with peers.
Game Changers Social Group (ages 8–12)
Building skills through play, one board game at a time
The Game Changers Social Group is designed for kids ages 8–12 who love play and connection. Led by a doctorate-level pediatric occupational therapist, the group uses board games, sensory-motor breaks, and guided interactions to help children build real-world skills like emotional regulation, problem solving, flexible thinking, turn-taking, and handling both wins and losses with confidence.
Winter 2026 Session: January 9th – March 27th
Tumble N' Groove - Social Group (ages 3-6)
Engaging music therapy group designed for neurodiverse children
Curious Caterpillars (ages 2-4)
Therapeutic Sensorimotor Play
Through play-based activities and sensory exploration, children will work in a social skills group-based setting while enhancing their fine and gross motor abilities, self-regulation, and social skills at our unique sensory gym environment. Classes will focus on enhancing: balance, motor coordination, motor planning, sensory processing, social skills, body awareness, and emotional regulation. Group sizes are limited to ensure each child receives individualized attention and support based on their skill level.
Holiday Session 2025: November 4th – December 18th (sold out)
Winter 2026: January 6th – March 12th
Social Butterflies (ages 5-7)
Therapeutic Social Skills Group
Social skills and emotional regulation are foundational abilities necessary for engaging in a variety of environments. Developed & led by doctors of occupational therapy, Social Butterflies focuses on fostering your child’s social-emotional skills using a holistic and play-based approach within a peer group setting at our unique sensory gym environment.
Holiday Session 2025: November 3rd – December 17th (sold out)
Winter 2026: January 5th – March 11th
Social Superheroes (ages 5-7)
Therapeutic Social Skills Group
As a step up from Social Butterflies, Social Superheroes continues to focus on fostering your child’s social-emotional skills using a holistic and play-based approach within a peer group setting at our unique sensory gym environment, with a more specified focus on facilitating reciprocal conversation and friendship between peers, promotes development of problem-solving skills and flexible thinking in a group environment, and fosters understanding of curriculum related to emotional awareness and calming strategies. This group is most appropriate for children in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade.
Holiday Session 2025: November 4th – December 17th (sold out)
Winter Session 2025: January 6th – March 11th
Social Explorers (ages 5-11)
Sensorimotor Group
Our Social Explorers Sensorimotor Group is an occupational therapy-based program that uses interactive, play based activities to support children’s growth and development. Through sensory play, tactile exploration, movement games, and hands-on projects, children practice important skills such as coordination, self-regulation, social emotional skills, and motor planning. These activities also help build strength for everyday tasks at home and school while encouraging social skills like teamwork, turn-taking, and positive peer interaction.
Holiday Session 2025: November 3rd – December 17th (sold out)
Winter Session 2026: January 5th – March 11th
Mindful MasterChefs (ages 8-12)
Executive Functioning & Emotional Regulation Group
Executive functioning and emotional regulation are foundational abilities necessary for engaging in a variety of environments. For our kiddos, cooking activities are a great way to foster these skills in a social environment. Developed & led by occupational therapists, Mindful MasterChefs focuses on fostering your child’s social-emotional skills using a holistic and play-based approach within a peer group setting. Each week will focus on a specific topic using evidence-based curriculum from Social Thinking and Zones of Regulation. Group sizes are limited to ensure each child receives individualized attention and support based on their skill level.
Holiday Session 2025: November 6th – December 18th (sold out)
Winter Session 2026: January 8th – March 12th
Thrive in kindergarten through play-based activities
Classes will focus on enhancing & promoting your child’s: Gross and fine motor skills, handwriting using Handwriting without Tears program, visual motor skills, sensory processing, social-emotional skills, self-regulation, and motor planning.
Summer 2025: June 20th, 2025 – August 22nd, 2025 (sold out)
Arts and Sports
Movement, fun, inclusion, and skill-building
Looking for a way to help your child build motor skills, stay active, and enjoy social time through play? Our Play Adaptive Sports class is designed just for that. Held outdoors at our Tumble N’ Dots clinic in Irvine, this class introduces children to team sports in a small, supportive group setting. It’s perfect for kids of all abilities who benefit from extra guidance, structure, and encouragement.
Holiday Session 2025: November 3rd – December 15th (sold out)
What are Social Skills Groups?
Not all children naturally pick up social cues like saying “please” and “thank you” or taking turns by watching others. For kids who find social interactions challenging, a social skills group can provide the structured support they need to thrive.
Our social skills groups are therapeutic and are designed to help children build essential skills for navigating everyday situations at school, during activities, and at home. With a positive and supportive environment, our tailored programs focus on each child’s unique needs, providing opportunities for both structured learning and peer interaction. Group leaders coach children in real-life social scenarios, helping them practice skills such as understanding body language, managing emotions, initiating conversations, taking turns, problem-solving, and more.
These groups are about more than communication, they build the foundation for friendships, success in school, and confidence in social settings. Research shows that social skills therapy improves self-esteem and equips children with the tools they need to handle various social environments.
If your child could benefit from guidance in social interactions, our groups are here to help foster meaningful growth and rewarding relationships.