Social Skills in Young Children

Ava Mitchell is a child-development researcher whose work centers on social-skills acquisition in young children. She holds a Master's in Developmental Psychology and has conducted observational studies on turn-taking, conflict resolution, and cooperative play in preschool settings. Ava publishes intervention play plans for strengthening empathy, perspective-taking, and self-regulation. She delivers workshops on peer mediation, social-stories techniques, and friendship-building activities. Her ongoing projects involve digital games that scaffold social-problem-solving scenarios for small groups.