In early childhood education
A set of skills for relating to others, getting along, interacting and cooperating together, using words, gestures, attitudes and behaviors that take others into account.
Reference: Public Health Agency of Canada, quoted in Fascicule sur les habiletés sociales, Centre de la petite enfance du Québec, January 2010.
See also: psychosocial skills, interpersonal skills, intercultural skills.