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In early childhood, it is important for children to acquire the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships with others. In psychology, knowledge and skills for smooth interpersonal relationships are called social skills, and it has been clarified that social skills have various effects on psychosocial adjustment of people. In Japan, many social skills training programs have been conducted to enhance social skills. In this paper, the research findings on social skills training for young children in Japan are reviewed. Then, the relationship between childcare contents (human relationships), which is one of the five areas of early childhood education, and social skills and social skills training is discussed.