Children and young people

Social skills training (TUS) for children

Group sessions in Gdańsk and Gdynia where children learn to make friends, understand emotions and cope with difficult situations – through play and experience, not lectures.

Signing up is free and without obligation – we'll get in touch when the group starts to form.

What is TUS and who does it help?

Social skills training is a series of group sessions following a proven programme, in which children practise, in a safe setting, the things they find hardest in everyday life: joining in a game, waiting their turn, asking for help, responding to teasing, losing without an outburst and talking about their emotions.

We put groups together based on the children’s age and needs, so that every participant has the chance to practise skills at their own level. Sessions are run by psychologists trained in the TUS method. After each module, parents receive feedback – they know what we are working on and how to support their child at home.

TUS is especially recommended for children on the autism spectrum, with ADHD or with selective mutism, and for shy or impulsive children – but any child who finds relationships with peers hard will benefit from it.

Who is this group for?

  • ✓children aged 6-12 (we divide groups by age)
  • ✓shy, withdrawn children who find it hard to make friends
  • ✓impulsive children who flare up in anger easily or find losing hard to bear
  • ✓children on the autism spectrum and children with ADHD
  • ✓children who have had difficult experiences in their peer group

What will you gain?

  • ✓making and keeping friends more easily
  • ✓the ability to recognise and name emotions – their own and other people’s
  • ✓coping with anger, frustration and losing
  • ✓greater confidence among peers
  • ✓regular feedback for parents after sessions

What does it look like in practice?

Formatin person – Gdańsk or Gdynia
Group size4-6 children per group
Sessionsweekly, 60 minutes, one-semester cycle
Startonce a group of the right age is complete – the waiting list decides the order
Admissionfree initial conversation with the parent (and the child)

Join the waiting list

TUS for children – the group will start once enough people have signed up. Leave your contact details and when enrolment opens, we'll get in touch with you first.

The controller of the data you provide to join the waiting list will be Magdalena Raba, running a business under the business name RABA Magdalena Raba, ul. Konstantego Bergiela 4/10, 80-180 Gdańsk, NIP: 5833557278. How we process personal data: www.sztukaharmonii.pl/en/polityka-prywatnosci

Frequently asked questions

Answers to the most important questions

From what age can a child take part in TUS?▼

We form groups for children from the age of 6, divided into age bands (usually 6-8 and 9-12), so that participants are at a similar stage of development. For teenagers we run a separate group, TUS for teenagers.

Does my child need a diagnosis to join?▼

No. TUS helps both children with a diagnosis (autism spectrum, ADHD) and children without one who simply need support in their relationships with peers. We decide together on the right group during the free initial conversation.

What does a typical TUS session look like?▼

Sessions follow a fixed structure: a welcome and a round of sharing feelings, a main activity practising a specific skill (e.g. asking for help, responding to being told no), a game to reinforce it and a wrap-up. Children learn through experience and play, not by being lectured.

Do parents find out what happens in the sessions?▼

Yes. After each module, parents receive brief feedback on what we have been working on and how to reinforce these skills at home. If needed, we also arrange individual consultations for parents.

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Questions before you sign up?

Call us or join the list – before the group starts, we'll talk anyway during a free initial conversation.

Mon-Fri 8:00-22:00 · Sat-Sun 9:00-21:00