%0 Journal Article %T RELACIONES ENTRE EL CLIMA SOCIAL FAMILIAR Y EL DESEMPE£¿O EN HABILIDADES SOCIALES EN NI£¿OS Y NI£¿AS ENTRE DOS Y TRES A£¿OS DE EDAD %A ISAZA VALENCIA %A LAURA %A HENAO L¨®PEZ %A GLORIA CECILIA %J Acta Colombiana de Psicolog¨ªa %D 2011 %I Universidad Cat¨®lica de Colombia %X this research aimed to study the social climate of a group of families and its relationship with social skills performance of 108 children between the ages of two and three. social climate was assessed from three dimensions: relationships, development and stability; and social development through six social codes. the research was descriptive correlational. in order to assess the family social climate, the social climate scale was used; and to assess social skills, the social skills questionnaire was administered. results showed that cohesive families, those with a democratic trend characterized by allowing communication spaces, using expressions of affection and managing clear standards generate a wide repertoire of social skills; whereas families with a disciplined structure, characterized by authoritarian actions of the parents, are associated with lower levels of social performance in boys and girls. a similar situation was evidenced in families with a structure without orientation, characterized by the limited amount of clear standards and a high expression of affection and satisfaction of their sons and daughters' desires. %K family context %K family social climate %K social skills. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0123-91552011000100003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en