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Kids'Skills with Dr BenKids'Skills with Dr Ben
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Kids'Skills with Dr Ben

A Method That Helps Children Overcome Challenges in a Way That Works Like Magic
A Method That Helps Children Overcome Challenges in a Way That Works Like Magic
  • Become a resourceful parent
  • Start enjoying your work as a teacher 
  • Become a more successful professional working with children 
Ben Furman, MD
Created byBen Furman, MD
World-renowned psychiatrist, family therapist, author and leading expert in solution-focused psychology
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7 min • How to motivate children to learn new skills

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The App is Truly Remarkable

Whether you are a parent, teacher, or professional supporting families, this app gives you practical tools for handling everyday hiccups as well as tougher challenges in a playful, respectful, and solution-focused way. You will also have Dr Ben, your AI coach, by your side 24/7 always ready to answer your questions, respond to your reflections and even communicate with your child through personalized encouragement letters or allegorical solution-stories tailored to your child.

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Well done!

You have learned 5 new solution-focused motivation strategies this week.

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You will learn the Kids'Skills method with ease 

The app teaches you the solution-focused approach using daily bite-sized lectures, videos, true stories and fun little quizzes. The app's AI has been trained with impressive coverage of books, videos, articles on the topic as well as several documents created by Dr Furman specifically for this app.

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You will have your coach with you at all times

You will have Dr Ben in your pocket. Whenever you need, he gives you supportive feedback, answers your questions, and gives you advice of how to apply solution-focused psychology in real-life situations.

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Your coach can communicate with your child

Share a few details about a child — nickname, age, strengths, favorite superhero, and the current challenge — and Dr Ben will compose a warm, personalized encouragement letter or an allegorical solution-story tailored to the child.

You will be in good hands 

The app guides you step by step in a professional manner

Based on the information you give about yourself and your interests, the app designs a personalized learning plan for you. It then guides you, step by step, through your learning path adapting your curriculum to your questions, interests and the challenges of the children you parent or coach.

Kids'Skills with Dr BenKids'Skills with Dr Ben
Answer a few questions and we'll build a personalized learning plan for you 

Kids'Skills with Dr Ben

A Method That Helps Children Overcome Challenges in a Way That Works Like Magic
A Method That Helps Children Overcome Challenges in a Way That Works Like Magic
  • Become a resourceful parent
  • Start enjoying your work as a teacher 
  • Become a more successful professional working with children 
Ben Furman, MD
Created byBen Furman, MD
World-renowned psychiatrist, family therapist, author and leading expert in solution-focused psychology
Background
Hero image

Today's Lesson

7 min • How to motivate children to learn new skills

Continue lesson
Answer a few questions and we'll build a personalized learning plan for you 
enjoy learning solution-focused parenting and child coaching

The App is Truly Remarkable

Whether you are a parent, teacher, or professional supporting families, this app gives you practical tools for handling everyday hiccups as well as tougher challenges in a playful, respectful, and solution-focused way. You will also have Dr Ben, your AI coach, by your side 24/7 always ready to answer your questions, respond to your reflections and even communicate with your child through personalized encouragement letters or allegorical solution-stories tailored to your child.

Feature image

Well done!

You have learned 5 new solution-focused motivation strategies this week.

library_books

You will learn the Kids'Skills method with ease 

The app teaches you the solution-focused approach using daily bite-sized lectures, videos, true stories and fun little quizzes. The app's AI has been trained with impressive coverage of books, videos, articles on the topic as well as several documents created by Dr Furman specifically for this app.

child_care

You will have your coach with you at all times

You will have Dr Ben in your pocket. Whenever you need, he gives you supportive feedback, answers your questions, and gives you advice of how to apply solution-focused psychology in real-life situations.

group

Your coach can communicate with your child

Share a few details about a child — nickname, age, strengths, favorite superhero, and the current challenge — and Dr Ben will compose a warm, personalized encouragement letter or an allegorical solution-story tailored to the child.

You will be in good hands 

The app guides you step by step in a professional manner

Based on the information you give about yourself and your interests, the app designs a personalized learning plan for you. It then guides you, step by step, through your learning path adapting your curriculum to your questions, interests and the challenges of the children you parent or coach.

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Your Assignment

Your Reflection

Today's Lesson

7 min • How to motivate children to learn new skills

Start lesson

Skill-Building Practice

Including everything you need to succeed:

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You get to watch  videos

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Watch Dr Furman explain concepts in his pleasant and easily relatable style.

sentiment_satisfied

You get daily briefings  

keyboard_arrow_down

Welcoming words every day tailored to you and matching your day's learning topic.

school

You get new lesson every day  

keyboard_arrow_down

You will learn new hands-on tools ansd solution-focused strategies every day with the help of bite-size lectures.

auto_stories

You get real life case-stories

keyboard_arrow_down

The app incorporates a rich collection real-life stories told by parents and professionals to ensure that you understand the ideas you are learning.

check_circle

You get  practical assignments

keyboard_arrow_down

This app is based on the idea of "learning by doing". Be prepared for interesting real-life activities and experiments.

playlist_add_check

You get a personalized learning plan 

keyboard_arrow_down

Your personal plan is tailored to meet your needs. It takes you a long way, but once you are done, the learning continues.

quiz

You get letters and stories for your child

keyboard_arrow_down

At your request Dr Ben will composes highly personalized encouragement letters or allegorical stories to your child.

forum

You get a personal coach

keyboard_arrow_down

Dr Ben, your AI coach is available to brainstorm with you 24/7.

insights

You get reflections and feedback

keyboard_arrow_down

Your coach responds to your daily reflections with encouraging and insightful feedback.

check_circle

You get  downloadable articles

keyboard_arrow_down

Impressive collection of articles and manuals on the topics covered by the app.

check_circle

You get a video library

keyboard_arrow_down

Watch all the included teaching videos any time at your own pace.

check_circle

You get a desktop link

keyboard_arrow_down

Your profile contains a link that allows you to run the program on your computer.

Created by Dr Ben Furman, MD

Who is Dr Ben Furman and What is Kids'Skills?

Ben Furman, MD

Ben Furman, MD

World-renowned psychiatrist, family therapist, author and leading expert in solution-focused psychology

I am a medical doctor and psychiatrist with a special interest in child and family therapy. While specializing in psychiatry in the 1980s, I discovered solution-focused psychology and became passionate about it. It's an optimistic and forward-looking approach to helping people overcome psychological challenges.

One day, several years ago, I was approached by two special education teachers who had become attracted to the solution-focused approach. They asked me if I would like to collaborate with them in developing a method based on solution-focused psychology for helping children overcome difficulties. Our teamwork over several years led to the development of a method called “Kids’Skills”.

Kids'Skills is based on the idea that the best way to help children overcome any kind of hiccups or challenges, is to stop focusing on problems and difficulties and to talk instead about skills that children need to learn or improve. This shift from trying to get children to overcome problems to helping children develop skills is a true gamechanger. Children don't like to talk about problems, but they like to learn skills - particularly if they can learn skills in a creative way and they are supported by the people who are important to them.

Kids'Skills has become increasingly popular around the world. I have personally been teaching it over the years in over 40 countries and literature about the approach is currently available in more than 20 languages.

If you want to find out more about me and my work, you can visit my websites www.benfurman.com or the Kids'Skills website at www.kidsskills.org

Duration 2 min
Duration 2 min
Duration 19 min

You will learn all this and more.

How to communicate effectively with children
How to motivate children to change by developing skills
How to help children overcome anxieties and fears
How to help children learn to regulate their emotional outbursts
How to respond to oppositional and challenging behavior
How to help children develop concentration skills
How to increase the happiness of your family
How to improve your collaboration with other adults caring for the same child
How to transit from using threats and rewards to a more collaborative approach to parenting 
How to foster resilience in children and help them recover from traumatic experiences
How to use Kids'Skills and solution-focused psychology to create happier and more successful schools
the app is AI-POWERED

The App is Personalized for You

Because the app gets to know you and your interests, it can tailor the learning experience to meet your personal needs and unique challenges

assignment

Personalized Parenting Skills Learning Plan

Lesson • 12 min

Discover a tailored roadmap to strengthen your parenting skills. This session introduces your personalized learning plan, focusing on solution-focused strategies and practical steps to help you support your child’s emotional and behavioral growth.

What to do
play_circle
Welcome & Orientation
2 min
chevron_right
check_circle
Your Parenting Strengths
3 min
chevron_right
analytics
Key Skills to Develop
4 min
chevron_right
book
First Solution-Focused Practice
3 min
chevron_right
edit
Next Steps & Reflection
2 min
chevron_right
How it works

Get Started with Four Simple Steps

It only takes a few minutes to get going

Onboarding Quiz

What specific topics are you interested in?

Communicate more effectively with my child
I want to learn how to support children who suffer from anxiety
Find more joy in daily parenting
Learn creative ways to handle difficult behaviors
1

Answer a few questions

Tell the app a few things about yourself and your interests and allow it to create a personalized learning plan for you for free.

Your Plan

Week 1

Principles of Solution-Focused Parenting

What does the word Solution-Focused mean?
How it can be applied to communication with chiddren
How to use praising wisely?
Your daily reflection
Week 2Upcoming

Coaching Through Challenges

2

Review your learning plan

Inspect the table of contents of your learning plan and purchase the app.

Today, July 8

6
V

Your Assignment

Activity • 10 min

Your Reflection

Record audio • 4 min

Solution-Focused Dialogue

Lesson • 7 min

Skill-Building Practice

Exercise • 5 min

3

Start learning

You will be greeted every day with a new briefing, lesson and assignment.

Your Progress

Covered so far

82%

as of Jul 6

AprilJuly
4

See yourself making progress

You will be able to see your progress along your learning path.

It only takes 2 minutes to get started

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See What People Around the World Say About Dr Ben Furman and the Kids'Skills Method

and join the growing community of passionate advocates

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Ben Furman is a master at engaging and connecting with children. Kids’Skills offers parents a powerful mindset shift that opens the door to more productive, encouraging, and meaningful interactions with their children. Through practical and hopeful strategies, parents learn how to connect in ways that build confidence, cooperation, and positive outcomes for everyone involved.
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Linda Metcalf, professor, USA
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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I have actively used Kids'Skills for years with children, parents and also teachers and I find it an excellent method.
E
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Eva, Slovakia
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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Congratulation. I am excited that you have made so much progress in your journey to teach the world these things. Thank you for sharing your work.
G
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Grace, Montessori teacher, USA
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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I’m glad to see that Ben is continuing to expand his offerings and making the ideas easily available to parents.
D
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Dorota, psychologist, Poland
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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Dr Ben Furman has been a true inspiration in my growth as a researcher and practitioner with his selfless work and empathy reaching across all continents.
R
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Remembrance Runyowa, Zimbabwe
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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Ben’s methods have profoundly influenced my professional work as well as my personal and my family life. I hope that more people around the world will have the opportunity to benefit from these simple ideas.
J
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Jenny Niu, reseacher, China & Finland
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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I cannot think of working as a teacher without the Kids'Skills method. It has totally changed my perception of raising children, my own as those I teach.
J
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Julia Larsson, teacher, Finland
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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Ben Furman has done it again – created a step-by-step guide through the tougher regions of effective parenting. The concept is elegantly simple: for every challenge that faces a child or young person, whether it be difficulty sleeping, temper tantrums or dealing with life’s difficulties, there will be a skill that the child can learn and with this skill overcome the challenge.
C
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Chris Iveson, solution-focused therapist, UK
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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When I first learned Kids’Skills, I fell in love with the method and have been spreading these good news ever since in my country. I believe that every parent and teacher should be given a chance to learn these wonderful ideas.
H
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Hongyan Li, Kids'Skills Coach, China
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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Learning this solution-focused method with clear steps, humor and creativity has taught me to be more confident and relaxed with my own children and the families I work with.
Y
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Yukako Bareil, school cousellor, Japan
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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This philosophy can be very helpful for parents. It helps them realize that many everyday conflicts with children are resolved much more effectively when parents recognize that their child doesn't have a developmental problem, but simply another skill to learn.
J
starstarstarstarstar
Jesper Juul, late expert on parenting, Denmark 
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
What I value most about Kids’Skills is that it does not focus only on changing the child. It helps us change the whole system around the child and the way adults understand children's difficulties. It invites all of us to move from problem language to skill language, from blame to cooperation, and from hopelessness to clear learnable steps.
S
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Seda Uyaniker, psychologist, Turkey
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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This approach helps us recognize the skill a child hasn't acquired yet and to focus on helping the child to develop that skill step by step. As a result, the relationship with the child becomes stronger, and the process moves forward more effectively and in a shorter period of time. For this reason, I wholeheartedly recommend this approach to all people ewho work with children.
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Müge Yürekseven, kindergarden director, Turkey
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Moving away from punishment and judgment toward strengthening a child’s skills significantly improves family relationships. Kids’ Skills supports motivation, emotional regulation, and cooperation, giving parents a sense of influence.
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Danuta Pajor, therapist and mother, Poland
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Solution focused thinking and Kids'skills have shown me a different way of thinking. It has opened my mind up to a new way of facing any problems be they my own or those of the kids in my class. Each one of us can develop new skills to improve our lives in one way or the other.
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Mrs. Pottas, teacher, South Africa
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This method truly helps children overcome difficulties without focusing on the problems, but rather by emphasizing their strengths and resources. I am sincerely grateful to Ben Furman for creating the Kids'Skills method and to the team in my country that taught it to me.
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Louisa Shahmina, counsellor, Russia
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I have learned from the children that I have worked with that Kids'Skills does not only help children change, it is also helps the adults around the child to change.
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Anne Deitmer, family suppoort worker, Germany
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I have been teaching Kids’Skills for many years for parents, caregivers, and teachers. In my view the method is highly suitable for helping children tackle any kind of behavioral difficulties. I like the method very much and I use it all the time. It always seems to lead to some positive changes not only in children but also in parents, which is important as it provides sustainability for their children’s achievements.
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Daniela Malakova, psychologist, Bulgaria
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Together with my colleagues I have helped a number of schools, kindergartens, and children's homes around the country to adopt Kids'Skills as their primary psychological method of problem solving. A large quantity of parents has participated in various activities and discussion groups sharing stories of their successful use of the method.
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Boyan Strahilov, Bulgaria
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I think the “Kids’ Skills for Parents" program is useful for everyone—not only for young children but also for college students, and even in interactions with colleagues and other adults. It makes people feel more relaxed and free from stress.
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Kaoru Fujishima, professor, Japan
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What Do I Get?

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You get to watch  videos

keyboard_arrow_down

Watch Dr Furman explain concepts in his pleasant and easily relatable style.

sentiment_satisfied

You get daily briefings  

keyboard_arrow_down

Welcoming words every day tailored to you and matching your day's learning topic.

school

You get new lesson every day  

keyboard_arrow_down

You will learn new hands-on tools ansd solution-focused strategies every day with the help of bite-size lectures.

auto_stories

You get real life case-stories

keyboard_arrow_down

The app incorporates a rich collection real-life stories told by parents and professionals to ensure that you understand the ideas you are learning.

check_circle

You get  practical assignments

keyboard_arrow_down

This app is based on the idea of "learning by doing". Be prepared for interesting real-life activities and experiments.

playlist_add_check

You get a personalized learning plan 

keyboard_arrow_down

Your personal plan is tailored to meet your needs. It takes you a long way, but once you are done, the learning continues.

quiz

You get letters and stories for your child

keyboard_arrow_down

At your request Dr Ben will composes highly personalized encouragement letters or allegorical stories to your child.

forum

You get a personal coach

keyboard_arrow_down

Dr Ben, your AI coach is available to brainstorm with you 24/7.

insights

You get reflections and feedback

keyboard_arrow_down

Your coach responds to your daily reflections with encouraging and insightful feedback.

check_circle

You get  downloadable articles

keyboard_arrow_down

Impressive collection of articles and manuals on the topics covered by the app.

check_circle

You get a video library

keyboard_arrow_down

Watch all the included teaching videos any time at your own pace.

check_circle

You get a desktop link

keyboard_arrow_down

Your profile contains a link that allows you to run the program on your computer.

Created by Dr Ben Furman, MD

Who is Dr Ben Furman and What is Kids'Skills?

Ben Furman, MD

Ben Furman, MD

World-renowned psychiatrist, family therapist, author and leading expert in solution-focused psychology

I am a medical doctor and psychiatrist with a special interest in child and family therapy. While specializing in psychiatry in the 1980s, I discovered solution-focused psychology and became passionate about it. It's an optimistic and forward-looking approach to helping people overcome psychological challenges.

One day, several years ago, I was approached by two special education teachers who had become attracted to the solution-focused approach. They asked me if I would like to collaborate with them in developing a method based on solution-focused psychology for helping children overcome difficulties. Our teamwork over several years led to the development of a method called “Kids’Skills”.

Kids'Skills is based on the idea that the best way to help children overcome any kind of hiccups or challenges, is to stop focusing on problems and difficulties and to talk instead about skills that children need to learn or improve. This shift from trying to get children to overcome problems to helping children develop skills is a true gamechanger. Children don't like to talk about problems, but they like to learn skills - particularly if they can learn skills in a creative way and they are supported by the people who are important to them.

Kids'Skills has become increasingly popular around the world. I have personally been teaching it over the years in over 40 countries and literature about the approach is currently available in more than 20 languages.

If you want to find out more about me and my work, you can visit my websites www.benfurman.com or the Kids'Skills website at www.kidsskills.org

Duration 2 min
Duration 2 min
Duration 19 min

You will learn all this and more.

How to communicate effectively with children
How to motivate children to change by developing skills
How to help children overcome anxieties and fears
How to help children learn to regulate their emotional outbursts
How to respond to oppositional and challenging behavior
How to help children develop concentration skills
How to increase the happiness of your family
How to improve your collaboration with other adults caring for the same child
How to transit from using threats and rewards to a more collaborative approach to parenting 
How to foster resilience in children and help them recover from traumatic experiences
How to use Kids'Skills and solution-focused psychology to create happier and more successful schools
the app is AI-POWERED

The App is Personalized for You

Because the app gets to know you and your interests, it can tailor the learning experience to meet your personal needs and unique challenges

assignment

Personalized Parenting Skills Learning Plan

Lesson • 12 min

Discover a tailored roadmap to strengthen your parenting skills. This session introduces your personalized learning plan, focusing on solution-focused strategies and practical steps to help you support your child’s emotional and behavioral growth.

What to do
play_circle
Welcome & Orientation
2 min
chevron_right
check_circle
Your Parenting Strengths
3 min
chevron_right
analytics
Key Skills to Develop
4 min
chevron_right
book
First Solution-Focused Practice
3 min
chevron_right
edit
Next Steps & Reflection
2 min
chevron_right
How it works

Get Started with Four Simple Steps

It only takes a few minutes to get going

Onboarding Quiz

What specific topics are you interested in?

Communicate more effectively with my child
I want to learn how to support children who suffer from anxiety
Find more joy in daily parenting
Learn creative ways to handle difficult behaviors
1

Answer a few questions

Tell the app a few things about yourself and your interests and allow it to create a personalized learning plan for you for free.

Your Plan

Week 1

Principles of Solution-Focused Parenting

What does the word Solution-Focused mean?
How it can be applied to communication with chiddren
How to use praising wisely?
Your daily reflection
Week 2Upcoming

Coaching Through Challenges

2

Review your learning plan

Inspect the table of contents of your learning plan and purchase the app.

Today, July 8

6
V

Your Assignment

Activity • 10 min

Your Reflection

Record audio • 4 min

Solution-Focused Dialogue

Lesson • 7 min

Skill-Building Practice

Exercise • 5 min

3

Start learning

You will be greeted every day with a new briefing, lesson and assignment.

Your Progress

Covered so far

82%

as of Jul 6

AprilJuly
4

See yourself making progress

You will be able to see your progress along your learning path.

It only takes 2 minutes to get started

starstarstarstarstar

See What People Around the World Say About Dr Ben Furman and the Kids'Skills Method

and join the growing community of passionate advocates

Quote
Ben Furman is a master at engaging and connecting with children. Kids’Skills offers parents a powerful mindset shift that opens the door to more productive, encouraging, and meaningful interactions with their children. Through practical and hopeful strategies, parents learn how to connect in ways that build confidence, cooperation, and positive outcomes for everyone involved.
L
starstarstarstarstar
Linda Metcalf, professor, USA
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
I have actively used Kids'Skills for years with children, parents and also teachers and I find it an excellent method.
E
starstarstarstarstar
Eva, Slovakia
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
Congratulation. I am excited that you have made so much progress in your journey to teach the world these things. Thank you for sharing your work.
G
starstarstarstarstar
Grace, Montessori teacher, USA
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
I’m glad to see that Ben is continuing to expand his offerings and making the ideas easily available to parents.
D
starstarstarstarstar
Dorota, psychologist, Poland
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
Dr Ben Furman has been a true inspiration in my growth as a researcher and practitioner with his selfless work and empathy reaching across all continents.
R
starstarstarstarstar
Remembrance Runyowa, Zimbabwe
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
Ben’s methods have profoundly influenced my professional work as well as my personal and my family life. I hope that more people around the world will have the opportunity to benefit from these simple ideas.
J
starstarstarstarstar
Jenny Niu, reseacher, China & Finland
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
I cannot think of working as a teacher without the Kids'Skills method. It has totally changed my perception of raising children, my own as those I teach.
J
starstarstarstarstar
Julia Larsson, teacher, Finland
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
Ben Furman has done it again – created a step-by-step guide through the tougher regions of effective parenting. The concept is elegantly simple: for every challenge that faces a child or young person, whether it be difficulty sleeping, temper tantrums or dealing with life’s difficulties, there will be a skill that the child can learn and with this skill overcome the challenge.
C
starstarstarstarstar
Chris Iveson, solution-focused therapist, UK
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
When I first learned Kids’Skills, I fell in love with the method and have been spreading these good news ever since in my country. I believe that every parent and teacher should be given a chance to learn these wonderful ideas.
H
starstarstarstarstar
Hongyan Li, Kids'Skills Coach, China
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
Learning this solution-focused method with clear steps, humor and creativity has taught me to be more confident and relaxed with my own children and the families I work with.
Y
starstarstarstarstar
Yukako Bareil, school cousellor, Japan
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
This philosophy can be very helpful for parents. It helps them realize that many everyday conflicts with children are resolved much more effectively when parents recognize that their child doesn't have a developmental problem, but simply another skill to learn.
J
starstarstarstarstar
Jesper Juul, late expert on parenting, Denmark 
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
What I value most about Kids’Skills is that it does not focus only on changing the child. It helps us change the whole system around the child and the way adults understand children's difficulties. It invites all of us to move from problem language to skill language, from blame to cooperation, and from hopelessness to clear learnable steps.
S
starstarstarstarstar
Seda Uyaniker, psychologist, Turkey
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This approach helps us recognize the skill a child hasn't acquired yet and to focus on helping the child to develop that skill step by step. As a result, the relationship with the child becomes stronger, and the process moves forward more effectively and in a shorter period of time. For this reason, I wholeheartedly recommend this approach to all people ewho work with children.
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Müge Yürekseven, kindergarden director, Turkey
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Moving away from punishment and judgment toward strengthening a child’s skills significantly improves family relationships. Kids’ Skills supports motivation, emotional regulation, and cooperation, giving parents a sense of influence.
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Danuta Pajor, therapist and mother, Poland
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Solution focused thinking and Kids'skills have shown me a different way of thinking. It has opened my mind up to a new way of facing any problems be they my own or those of the kids in my class. Each one of us can develop new skills to improve our lives in one way or the other.
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Mrs. Pottas, teacher, South Africa
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This method truly helps children overcome difficulties without focusing on the problems, but rather by emphasizing their strengths and resources. I am sincerely grateful to Ben Furman for creating the Kids'Skills method and to the team in my country that taught it to me.
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Louisa Shahmina, counsellor, Russia
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I have learned from the children that I have worked with that Kids'Skills does not only help children change, it is also helps the adults around the child to change.
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Anne Deitmer, family suppoort worker, Germany
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I have been teaching Kids’Skills for many years for parents, caregivers, and teachers. In my view the method is highly suitable for helping children tackle any kind of behavioral difficulties. I like the method very much and I use it all the time. It always seems to lead to some positive changes not only in children but also in parents, which is important as it provides sustainability for their children’s achievements.
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Daniela Malakova, psychologist, Bulgaria
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Together with my colleagues I have helped a number of schools, kindergartens, and children's homes around the country to adopt Kids'Skills as their primary psychological method of problem solving. A large quantity of parents has participated in various activities and discussion groups sharing stories of their successful use of the method.
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Boyan Strahilov, Bulgaria
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I think the “Kids’ Skills for Parents" program is useful for everyone—not only for young children but also for college students, and even in interactions with colleagues and other adults. It makes people feel more relaxed and free from stress.
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Kaoru Fujishima, professor, Japan
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