Hidden Rules
When you leave a situation or place where you've been talking to others in the group, always say goodbye/cya. Why?
So they don't think you are ignoring them don't care what they have to say, may think you are being disrespectful, etc.
What is helpful anger? Provide an example.
Helpful anger is when our emotion helps us focus on what's important to us. Make you feel more alert, alert you to threats around you.
Provide an example of a size 5 problem (big problems, emergencies)
example here.
Wear your swimsuit to school the last day or carry around a beach umbrella the whole day on the last day of school?
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What part of our bodies keep growing throughout our entire lives?
ears and nose.
Correcting other people in class or a conversation multiple times. Why shouldn't you correct people in social situations all the time?
may be seen as annoying, sometimes people make mistakes and its not always best to tell them when they make a mistake, makes them feel dumb, self-conscious, etc.
How can anger be unhelpful? Example
What would you considered a size 1 problem? (people see these as little problems)
Have a job at a carnival or as a lifeguard?
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What fish is known for not having a brain or a heart?
Jellyfish
If you do something funny, it's usually only funny once. If you do it repeatedly, other people may start to become annoyed. Why is this?
May think you are a show off, may think you are trying to get more attention, makes people feel uncomfortable and not sure what to say if it continues.
What is an example of a trigger that is external?
Give an example of what you would consider a size 3 problem?
failing a test, conflict with friend.
Have mosquito immunity or bee immunity?
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what has to be broken before you can use it/ eat it?
egg
By middle school, jokes that you tell your friends or topics that you talk with to your friends are usually different than what you talk to with adults. Why? An appropriate example (please)?
some jokes an adult may find disrespectful or crossing a boundary line of what's acceptable and what's not.
What is an example of an internal trigger?
I tell myself people will think I'm scared if I don't fight, I tell myself I'm stupid
Can the size of a problem increase based on how you respond to it?
Yes! Now provide an example!
Always feel as though there is sand in your hair or always feel as though there is sand stuck between your toes?
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What month of the year has 28 days?
There are certain questions you do not ask others because they're considered personal questions. These may include; someone's weight, grades, test scores, if an adult (age, income, religion, politics). Why?
Makes people uncomfortable. they may know not everyone agrees. Self-worth.
One coping skill to control anger when at home, one example of a coping skills to use at school? The way you act in the home and school may be different.
Home- may punch a pillow or a punching bag
School-may ask to go to the bathroom to splash cold water on your face.
Can the same situation lead to two different perspectives of what size the problem is?
yes.
Would you rather give up the pool for the summer or the beach?
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If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
mirror