Manners
You are eating holiday dinner with your family and you finish way before everyone else. What do you do?
You could wait patiently and/or talk with others at the table.
Your aunt finds a hair in her mashed potatoes! How should she react so she doesn't hurt your grandma's feelings?
She could tell her privately or just keep the information to herself.
Your family member says that her favorite Christmas movie is Elf. How can you keep this conversation going?
You can ask about why they like the movie. You can ask them what other Christmas movies they like. You can tell them your favorite Christmas movie.
Your grandpa forgot to take the food out of the oven and it burned. How does grandpa feel? How do his guests feel?
Grandpa probably feels bad and embarrassed while his guests are likely disappointed about dinner.
Your dad asks you to heat up the mashed potatoes, but you're not sure for how long and you don't want to ask him in front of everybody. What do you do?
You could call him into the kitchen and ask him privately.
Your aunt makes brownies just for you, but she adds walnuts (which you don't like!). What do you tell her?
You thank her for the kind gesture and don't bring up the walnuts.
Your little cousin takes your cell phone and shows family members an embarrassing picture of you. What do you do?
You could tell him that he hurt your feelings and you would like your phone back.
You really want to talk about video games at the dinner table, but your parent says no. What can you talk about instead?
A topic that everyone can relate to (there could be many examples)
Your mom gives your brother a present and he doesn't like it. Tell me how each of them feels.
Your brother likely feels disappointed, but thankful for the gift anyways. Your mom feels sad and disappointed that he didn't like her gift.
You go to the mall, but the driver cannot find any place to park. What do you do?
Ask them if they want to drive around until a space opens up, park down the street and walk, help them look out the window for new spots, etc.
Your family is sitting in traffic and your little sister will NOT stop talking. What do you do?
You could put in your earbuds to try and block her out OR ask her politely if she can be silent for a little bit.
Your friend gives you a present but you don't have a present for them. What should you say?
Something like "I'm sorry I don't have something for you. That was so nice of you to get me something!"
You're having a conversation with your aunt. Name 3 things you should do with your body to show that you are paying attention?
Face towards her, add to the conversation, ask questions, make eye contact, avoid looking at your phone or watch.
Nobody eats your aunts baked beans. How do you think she feels? What do you think she is thinking?
She likely feels upset or feels sad. She might be thinking that no one likes her cooking or that she did a bad job making the baked beans.
You are saving up $50 to buy your friend a present, but you are short by $5 dollars. What do you do?
You could ask a family member or friend if you can borrow the money and/or buy your friend a less expensive gift.
You are tired of watching football on the television, but your family seems to be enjoying it. What now?
You could ask politely if you can change the channel, ask if you can go into the other room, etc.
Two of your friends gave you the same present for the holidays! What now?
You could keep them both and don't say anything, so you don't hurt their feelings.
You are at a party and your friend keeps talking to you about things you're not interested in. What could you do or say to her?
The topic is probably interesting to her so you could listen to what she has to say, and then you could ask some new questions that relate to your interests
Your little brother peeks and opens up his gifts a day before Christmas. How do you feel?
You may be upset or annoyed that he cheated and opened them early OR maybe you don't care at all.
Your friend asks you what you want for christmas/hanukkah, but you have no idea what to tell him. What do you do?
You could ask for choices, look online for suggestions, etc.
Your grandma is talking in front of bunch of people and you notice that she has something in her teeth. What do you do?
You could quietly tell her that she has something in her teeth so she is not embarrassed.
Your uncle keeps calling you James when that is not your name. What do you do?
Politely remind him what your name is
Name 4 different ways you can tell by someone's body language that they have lost interest in a conversation.
Arms crossed, lack of eye contact, looking around, short or no responses, slowly moving away from you, keep changing the subject, etc.
You borrow your friend's cell phone to take a picture, but someone bumps into you and it falls to the ground and cracks. Yikes! How does everyone in the situation feel?
Upset, mad, angry, disappointed, apologetic, etc.
You're at the store and you reach for a particular item at the same time as another customer. What do you do?
You could politely give it up, offer a solution (rock, paper, scissors), etc.