The Friendship Formula game teaches and reinforces important social skills at home, at school and in the community. The game complements the practical social skills programme in the accompanying Friendship Formula book and is best used in conjunction with it. Both the programme and the game aim to encourage and reinforce effective social interactions including the following specific skill areas:

•greeting

•turn-taking

•initiating conversation with others

•listening

•self-awareness and developing an awareness/perception of others

•emotions

•problem-solving