Handling Feelings
You're in bed having a nightmare.
Take a deep breath and distract yourself (read a book, write or draw)
How can you tell if someone is your friend?
How do you settle down during a fight?
Take a breath or ask to finish later.
What are some ways you can distract yourself if needed?
Fidgets, puzzles, music, play with a sibling, baking
A friend lives in a different town or goes to a different school
Get parent contact information before they go
You're in school and it seems like the work is really hard.
Ask for help, take a break, give self a pep talk.
How do you get to know someone?
Ask if you want play together or what they like to do.
You want something but someone already has it, what do you do?
Take turns, or ask for a turn.
What is a quickest way to calm down?
Take a deep breath of course!
What do you do if you get into a fight with a friend?
Ask for their side of the story, take a break if we need it
You're lost in a big store and can't find your way around.
Ask for help or wait for your parent.
How do you get to know a friend better?
Have a play date.
How do you make up with someone after you fight?
Apologize for our part in the fight, ask if there is anything you can do to make it right
Someone admits that they took something of yours.
Take a break and use a coping skill.
Your friend wants to play a different game than you want to play.
Ask if you can mix the games together, play your game the next day
You get into a fight with family or friends.
Explain how you're feeling and ask them for their side.
What is a thing that might make it easier to make a friend?
What are things in common?
You can't decide on a game to play.
Compromise or take turns.
Someone breaks a promise.
Leave it be or talk it out.
Is it ok to get into fights with a friend?
Totally! Talk it out.
A friend is gossiping about you.
"It made me feel sad when you were gossiping about me", if that doesn't work tell an adult.
What are qualities for a good friend?
Forgiving, kind, caring, trustworthy
How can you avoid getting into fights?
Take turns being in charge, be a little more easy going about rules/games
A friend quits a game because he/she doesn't think it's fair?
Ask why they think it's not fair, let them take a break
What are some reasons a friendship might break?
Being rude/mean, no compromising, or spreading rumors.