Nadine Briggs

Nadine Briggs is CEO of Simply Social Kids (www.SimplySocialKids.com), a social skills program offering friendship coaching groups for ages 8-28 online and in person (Tyngsboro, MA) and Managing Partner of Social Success Central, LLC (www.SocialSuccessCentral.com). She is co-author with Donna Shea of the best-selling How to Make and Keep Friends book series. Nadine has dual graduate certifications in Coaching Children & Teens, and Coaching Children & Teens with ADHD. She has expertise and certifications in bullying and cyberbullying prevention, Foundations of Positive Psychology including learned optimism and resilience. She also holds certifications in bullying prevention through the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, Foundations of Positive Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Coaching, and the Girl Meets World curriculum, which addresses relational aggression in girls, and sibling relationships (Sibshops). Her training includes collaborative problem solving to teach conflict resolution and in child anxiety from the Child Anxiety Network at Boston University. Nadine’s children are now adults and they were the catalyst for her current career. Her oldest child has Down syndrome and her son has ADHD. She has a personal passion for helping children find true friendships. In addition to being an author, she is a social skills coach, parent/educator consultant, and offers seminars for parent and professional groups.