Making Friends
T or F : Your Family members can be your Friends
TRUE
T or F : It's a great idea to invite your friends over to stare at the wall?
FALSE
T or F : It is unfair to tell a friend that they can only be friends with you
TRUE
T or F: You will NEVER have a fight or argument with a friend or family member
FALSE
If you can't say something________, don't say ____________ at all.
NICE
ANYTHING
Don't make___________ that you don't intend to keep
Promises: If you make a promise, keep it!
When you want something that someone else has , and you are mad about it, this is called being __________.
JEALOUS
If you and your best friend cannot agree on the best video game ever made, can you still remain best friends?
Yes- agree to disagree; compromise on a game you both enjoy playing together
What are the first 3 things that you do when making a new friend
Introduce yourself with a greeting
Give a REAL compliment
Make small talk
Just like cars need to be maintained ( cleaned, gas, fixed when broken) so do friendships. List 3 things you can do to maintain a friendship
Accept your friends for who they are; Respect your friends feelings; Spend time with your friend; Be honest; Listen; Admit when you are wrong and apologize
List 3 ways you can handle it in a positive way, if your friend makes plans with someone else
be a good sport; tell your friend that you hope they have a good time; find something else to do
What is an unhealthy way to solve a problem and what is a healthy way to solve a problem?
Unhealthy: getting angry, yelling, calling names, hitting
Healthy: talking about it, compromises, getting advice, spend time away
What should you do?
There's a new girl/boy who just moved in down the street. What would you do?
Smile and introduce yourself; give them a compliment; make small talk; discover common interests; make a plan
What should you do?
Your friend is upset because they are sick and are going to miss your birthday party
Listen to your friend and respect their feelings- tell them NICELY that everything will be ok; Offer to bring them a piece of birthday cake; Make a plan to get together after they are feeling better
What should you do?
Your friend gets invited to play soccer with a group of new friends but you aren't asked
ask if you can play too; tell your friend to have fun and you will play with them later; go and play something else
What should you do?
You and a friend get together to hang out. You can't decide between bowling or going to the movies. What should you do?
Talk about the options; Make a compromise; get some help from someone else if you can't work it out together
What should you NOT do?
There's a new girl/boy who just moved in down the street. What would you NOT do?
Be shy and ignore them; Say Hi with a grumpy face; leave them out when everyone is playing together
What should you NOT do?
Your friend is upset because they are sick and are going to miss your birthday party
Get mad and yell at them for not coming; tell them that you can't be friends
What should you NOT do?
Your friend gets invited to play soccer with some other kids at recess.
Get jealous and tell your friend that you won't be friends with them anymore if they go play soccer; make them feel guilty for not playing with you; throw a fit or say mean things
What should you NOT do?
You and a friend get together to hang out. You can't decide between Bowling or going to the movies. What should you NOT do?
Argue and yell at each other; Say " if you don't do what I wanna do then I'm not going to hang out with you"