Social skills groups teach children a variety of social skills to help children in developing friendship skills. The goal of these groups is to help children make and keep friends, develop more self-confidence, and behave more appropriately. Social skills groups are intended to meet the developmental needs of individual children. Social skills groups deal with active listening, conversational skills, problem solving, anger management, teasing and bullying, management of negative feelings, sharing and compromising, and identifying and understanding personal emotions as well as the emotions of others. Kids are taught how to read social cues and how to react appropriately to them. During group sessions, role-plays and group interaction are used so that children can practice their new skills. The therapist uses behavioral reinforcement to encourage rule compliance, involvement, and use of appropriate social skills, while also encouraging and supporting the children to practice these skills outside of the session.