Relationship Pyramid
Name one person who you consider to be your core social support.
Anyone you can go to who listens and cares about what you have to say, typically family or a trusted person you have known a very long time.
Name one personal boundary.
Examples: Personal space, hands to ourselves, ask before borrowing, respect my choices, respect my alone time, respectful communication, etc.
Name one strategy that helps you when there is conflict or disagreements.
Deep breaths, take space, take a break, ask for help, use a grounding technique, use a fidget, go outside, exercise, consider their perspective, stop-think-go, etc.
What is perspective-taking?
Imagining how someone else feels in a situation, walking in someone else's shoes, consider someone's point-of-view.
Share one positive memory from this school year.
Any positive memory!
Name two of the relationship pyramid levels and give an example for each from your own pyramid.
Strangers, Acquaintances, Friends, Close Friends, Core Support
What are boundaries?
Boundaries are personal limits we set on how others interact with and treat us.
What is an I-Statement?
An I-Statement is a way of sharing your feelings and reaction without blame, instead you focus on your experience.
Why is perspective-taking important?
Perspective taking can make you more empathetic and help you to think about how other people's feelings, not just your own. Perspective taking can make you a better friend who cares how you affect others and a more thoughtful classmate/student.
What is one thing you learned in Social Group that helped you this year?
Why is the relationship pyramid helpful to know?
Because it helps us know how close we are to someone, helps us identify our core support, keeps us safe when we don't know someone well, helps us build trust over time as we get to know someone better, etc.
A friend says:
“I can’t hang out today, I need some alone time.”
Is this a healthy boundary?
Yes
It helps us to grow, to have stronger connections, to have a more harmonious environment, prevents escalation (keeps things from getting worse), etc.
How does perspective-taking help with conflicts?
If I stop and consider the other person's perspective, I can understand where they are coming from and I am more likely to find a solution or prevent escalation.
What is one thing you wished we talked about more in Social Group?
Anything that we didn't cover, but you wished we had.
What is someone called who we don't know much about but we know who they are (their name, some basic facts).
An acquaintance
Share a time you communicated a boundary and how you felt.
Anytime you appropriately communicated a boundary!
Turn this phrase into an I-Statement: You are so loud and annoying!
I feel ___________ when you _____________, could you please be quieter?
Explain a time you used perspective-taking skills.
Any time you considered someone else's point-of-view, and it helped you act more compassionately.
One of my strengths this year was ______, one thing I want to work on is _______.
Name the 5 relationship levels from the pyramid and 1 example for each level.
1. Strangers, 2. acquaintances, 3. friends, 4. close friends, 5. core support.
Why is it important to respect others' boundaries?
Respecting others' boundaries is important because it shows that we can listen and understand other people's needs, even if they are different from our own. Respecting others' boundaries can help us build trust and have more meaningful connections.
Explain "Stop-Think-Go" with an example.
Stop: Pause my body, notice what my body is telling me, use a strategy
Think: What could happen next? What are my options? What is a consequence to my action?
Go: Make a better choice than my first reaction, ask for help.
Your friend suddenly stops replying to texts for a day.
What is one perspective-taking thought instead of assuming they are mad at you?
Share one scenario this year that was challenging and how you faced it.
Any obstacle you were able to cope with this year.