10 Ways to Encourage Collaboration and Teamwork

Raising Good Humans

Dear Media, Aliza Pressman

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🗓️ 7 March 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In this solo episode, I’m diving into the different ways you can help your child develop collaboration and teamwork skills. I break down ten actionable strategies that encourage kids to work together, navigate group dynamics, and build a sense of community. From engaging in team sports and group projects to practicing conflict resolution and celebrating shared achievements, I go through simple yet powerful ways to foster these essential life skills.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:08.7	Welcome to Raising Good Humans. I'm Dr. Elisa Pressman, and today my guest is me,
0:15.6	and I am talking about 10 ways to encourage collaboration and teamwork, which is such an important
0:23.0	skill in this world. It has always been an important skill, but we've seen so much
0:29.0	difficulty with young people as we focus so much inward and on the independent,
0:35.3	individuated self, we've lost a little bit of that sense of teamwork and collaboration and community.
0:42.7	So today I'm going to give you 10 tips to encourage collaboration and teamwork.
0:47.9	And if you enjoy this kind of episode, please write a little review.
0:53.3	It really helps get it out there. And you can also give a
0:55.9	five-star rating if you feel so inclined. And as always, you can buy my book, The Five Principles
1:03.0	of Parenting, Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans. And my substack is Dr. Lisa Pressman.
1:09.6	Substack.com, where there are free articles every week,
1:13.6	kind of giving you a little bit of the main points from each podcast and then expanding on one of them for just more things to think about.
1:23.9	Okay.
1:24.8	So the first thing that can change depending on the kind of kid you have is engaging in team sports. I know it seems quite simple, but engaging in team sports is not just good for your endurance and your physical development and your capacity to play on a team and show up somewhere
1:49.7	and, you know, take losses, take wins, be a good loser, be a good winner.
1:57.6	It also is incredibly helpful navigating the problem-solving skills of the interpersonal dynamics
2:03.5	of your team. Or if your coach doesn't play you when you really wanted it, or if you are sick
2:13.3	and you're trying to figure out like how much do I have to push myself to show up for my team
2:18.0	versus know that I don't want to get anybody else sick. There's somebody else who can do this
2:22.5	and I'm going to just step out. There are just so many small things about commitment to a larger
2:28.5	group that can be so solidified when you engage in team sports. And here's where it gets funky. For some reason,
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