Social Support Stories are structured, social story-style books designed to help children build the social-emotional and behavioral skills needed to navigate everyday situations more successfully.
Many books teach children rules or expected behaviors. While those reminders can be helpful, children often need more than being told what to do. They need to understand why a behavior matters, how their actions affect others, what social cues they may have missed, and what they can do differently next time.
That is the focus of the Social Support Stories series.
Each book breaks down a common social or behavioral challenge into clear, manageable steps. Children learn how to recognize emotions, notice body language and facial expressions, understand the social impact of their behavior, make more appropriate choices, and repair relationships when mistakes happen. Rather than focusing only on stopping a behavior, the stories help children understand the entire process behind successful social interactions.
The series addresses skills such as accepting no, apologizing and making amends, respecting personal space, managing anger, and other common social-emotional challenges children encounter at home, school, and in the community.
These books can be used by teachers, parents, counselors, therapists, homeschool families, and special education professionals for direct instruction, social-emotional learning, behavior support, small groups, or independent review. Each book also includes access to a digital version that can be viewed on a phone or tablet, making it easy for children to revisit stories and practice skills through repeated exposure.
Additional Social Support Stories are planned as the collection continues to grow.
Browse the collection below to learn more about each book, watch story previews, and find resources that support explicit instruction of social-emotional and behavioral skills.
