Handling Arguments
Why should you keep your cool in an argument?
Example: It is easier to communicate when you are calm. (Answers may vary)
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What is a disagreement?
A situation in which people have different opinions or an inability to agree.
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What question could we ask to start a conversation?
How are you doing?
True or False: Listening to the other person’s side WON'T help in an argument.
False
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Can you give an example of a disagreement you've had or seen?
Ex. There is one cookie left and there are 2 people who believe they should get the last cookie.
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How do we show with our bodies that we are LISTENING to someone?
Our eyes are looking at the person talking. Our ears are ready to hear. Our mouths are quiet. Our hands and feet are quiet. Our brain is thinking about what is being said.
As a step for handling an argument what does it mean to “Repeat what the other person says”?
A. To mock the other person
B. To show you are listening and that you understand what they are saying
B. To show you are listening and that you understand what they are saying
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Why should you use "I statements" in an argument.
It can help to make the other person feel less defensive.
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What are coping skills?
Coping skills are ways we manage our emotions in stressful or difficult situations.
When you explain your side in an argument, what should you not do?
Examples of what not to do:
Blame, yell, be rude, or speak over the other person while they are speaking
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How do you disagree respectfully?
Focus on facts, don't get personal, recognize the good, listen, use I statements, and know when to move on.
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Cooper touched his friend's hair without permission. Did Cooper use safe boundaries?
NO! We should not be touching people without their permission. If we need to get someone's attention, we should tap them on the shoulder or say, "excuse me".
Dose saying sorry mean you did something wrong?
Saying you're sorry does not mean that you admit you did anything wrong... It can simply mean that you are sorry they feel this way (in a nice way)
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There was an office party. At the end of the party, there was 1 apple pie left over.
Poppy, Branch, and Cooper all want the pie to take home.
They each began giving reasons for why they deserve to take the pie.
Poppy: I helped to decorate for the party.
Branch: I put out all the tables and chairs.
Cooper: I helped with the party planning.
What do you think they should do?
Solution examples: Cut the pie into 3 pieces, use "rock, paper, scissors", ask for someone else to help pick who gets the pie
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What are VERBAL BOUNDARIES?
Verbal boundaries are the limits on what we say to different people.