What Can I Say? A Kid's Guide to Super-Useful Social Skills to Help You Get Along and Express Yourself

160 pages. Real scripts. Every social situation kids actually run into.

Organized around the moments that trip kids up — how to greet someone, how to have a conversation, how to shut down gossip, how to step back from a friendship, how to apologize, how to forgive, how to be an ally. Illustrated by Debbie Fong in a comic-strip style kids want to read, not a lecture they have to sit through.

Every chapter follows the same structure: a real scenario, a "Wrong vs. Right" script comparison, and a pop quiz to check what stuck.

It's written for the kid, not the parent.

Most books about emotional intelligence are written for adults to read and then somehow translate for their kids. This one hands your child the actual words, illustrated comic scenarios showing exactly what to say when a friend is gossiping, when they need to apologize, or when a conversation gets awkward.

Side-by-side "Wrong vs. Right" panels show a script that backfires next to one that actually works, so the lesson lands without a lecture.

Elementary through middle school, roughly ages 7 to 12.

Younger kids enjoy it as a comic to read on their own or with a parent. Older kids use it more independently, flipping to whatever chapter fits what they're dealing with that week, a friendship falling apart, an awkward apology, a group chat gone sideways.

Read it together for 30 days. If it doesn't open up better conversations at home, email us and we'll refund every cent. No forms, no hassle.

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Because most of us were raised by parents who never taught us this either. Emotional regulation, boundary-setting, how to apologize without over-explaining, nobody handed us a script, so how are we supposed to hand one to our kids?

This book breaks the cycle by giving kids the actual words, not a vague value like "be kind," but a real line to say when a friend is gossiping or when they owe someone an apology. That's the difference between hoping your kid figures it out and actually equipping them to.

Yes. Several chapters address the reality that a lot of kids' social lives now happen through screens, texting, group chats, gaming, and how that changes (and sometimes replaces) in-person conversation skills. The book doesn't lecture about screen time; it gives kids tools for the social situations screens create.