Friends
Someone is having a hard time making friends and you keep seeing them on the outside of bigger groups
Trying something new and it is more challenging than you thought
Patience! Keep trying!
Someone's clothes are lying on the floor near your bunk
You thought there was going to be ice cream after dinner tonight, but it's actually watermelon
Enjoy the fruit! Think, maybe ice cream will be tomorrow!
Someone tells you they want to be friends, but you have different interests and you're not sure about being friends if you don't have things in common
Ask them questions, find out about them as a person, ask them to teach you some of their hobbies even if it is something you don't know you'd be interested in
Tried something new, but don't like it and don't feel like doing it again
Tell counselor you're not interested in this activity anymore but glad you tried it out
Someone is having trouble sleeping at night and gets homesick most nights, you hear her crying a lot at night
Comfort her, tell her about things that have helped you feel more comfortable, tell a counselor that you heard her crying
You have been looking forward to paddle boarding all day, but when it's time for it it starts raining and everyone has to go inside and do something else
Try to find an activity inside you like and make the best of it! Remember there will be plenty more days of good weather to paddle board!
Help encourage them, say "I can help you", be patient with them, remind yourself how that would feel if someone helped you with something you had a hard time learning
Someone else is struggling with an activity you are good at
Help them, remember how hard it might have been for you the first time, help them feel encouraged
Your bunk mate has a book you really want to read, she's not in there one afternoon and you want to read it during quiet time
It's quiet time and you are reading in your bunk, some people in your cabin are playing a game and being loud and disruptive so you are having trouble focusing on your book
Ask them nicely if they would mind lowering their voices or playing somewhere else so you can focus on your book, ask to join in their game with them and finish reading your book later!
You are trying to get your friends' attention during an activity, she is talking with someone else and can't hear you calling her name
Wait until she is done talking and call her name again, walk closer to her and wait until she is done with her conversation
Ask her if she'd be willing to help you when she finishes early, see if she can give you any tips and learn from her!
Your counselor announces a surprise cabin inspection, you are lying down and don't feel like getting up to clean your area, everyone else's area is clean and yours is the only messy one, everyone will get points off unless everyone's space is clean
Ask your bunkmates for help cleaning your space! Tell them you will repay the favor if it happens to them!
You are getting ready to brush your teeth before bed and realize your toothbrush is missing
Ask around your cabin if anyone has seen it or accidentally took it, ask a counselor to help you find it or get a new one
Someone you like and have become friends with you notice is sometimes mean to other campers
Mention to her that something she said could have been said differently, model nice behavior when you are around her towards other campers
Ask her if she wants to do it together, remind her everyone has to do their part together to keep the cabin clean, make a game out of cleaning