Secure friendships, social confidence, stress-free lunch times... It all awaits you!

You’re in school for around 180 days a year, which means 180 lunchtimes. How does that make you feel? Are you someone whose heart races when the bell rings for lunch? Sure, you’re ready to eat and not think about math, but the lunch hour can be more stressful than math. Maybe you have conflicting friendship groups, and every choice seems wrong, or perhaps you’re used to standing on the sidelines, trying to start a conversation, terrified of rejection. Or maybe you’re always in the heart of everything, ending up in heated arguments nearly every lunchtime. The social experience is one of the hardest things about being a teenager, with unspoken rules and silent judgments. But help is at hand. You can master the art of moving through the social landscape quickly, free from stress, and with the skills to build and maintain strong and healthy relationships.

This guide for honing your social skills will tell you all the secrets you need to know. Inside, you’ll discover fun and practical exercises to help you get to know yourself, how to build your confidence and banish your social fears for good, craft a digital persona that reflects who you are, start a conversation that keeps flowing, make new friends and navigating the complexities of friendship, what to do when conflict arises, why rejection isn’t something to be afraid of and what to do when it happens, understanding peer pressure and saying “No,” ensuring your digital interactions enhance your relationships, essential social skills for life beyond school, and ways your parents and teachers can support you. If you feel like you’ll always be on the outside or worry that you always seem to get it wrong when it comes to social interaction, don’t worry. We aren’t born with complete social skills – we have to build them. You have everything it takes to enjoy the stimulating and fulfilling social life you dream of.