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Your parent/guardian is not letting you play games or be on your tablet.
I feel angry/frustrated when you don't let me play games, it would be better if you came up with a way I can earn the games
During 3rd period, you want to use a pass. However, the teacher not letting you.
I feel angry/frustrated/annoyed when you don't let me use the pass, it would be better if you set limits on how often I can use the pass instead of denying it
You keep hearing someone you don't like talking behind your back.
I feel angry/mad/hurt when you talk about me behind my back, it would be better if you kept your unhelpful/unkind thoughts to yourself
Your teammate keeps calling you by a nickname that you don't like.
I feel upset/embarrassed/annoyed when you call me by that nickname, it would be better if you called me by my actual name
Your parents/guardian keep comparing you to someone else. They keep saying,
“why can’t you be more like him/her?”
I feel upset/sad/angry when you are comparing me to him/her because it makes me feel like I am not good enough. What I need is for you to value me for who I am.
Your teacher always makes you go in front of the class when you don’t want to.
I feel embarrassed/upset/angry when you make me stand in front of the class and speak, it would be better if you acknowledged how I feel and try to help me through this.
You decided to share your biggest secret to your friend. But, your friend told your secret to people you do not like.
I feel angry/upset/embarrassed when you share my secrets with someone else, it would be better if you asked my permission before sharing with others
You feel like your coach is always targeting you
I feel upset/angry when you call me out in front of the team, it would be better if you talked to me privately about what I can do better/work on
Your mom promised to spend that day with just you but let your brother join your plans last minute.
I feel angry/hurt/sad when you break promises you've made, it would be better if you stuck to our plans to spend the day together and made separate plans with my brother on another day.
You have to do a group project with other students. However, you don’t agree with the way your group is doing things.
I feel annoyed/frustrated when you do the project the way you want to do it, it would be better if you asked everyone in the group how they would like to do this so that we can decide together
You have to do a big group project with your friends. However, you end up doing most of the work.
I feel angry/overwhelmed/frustrated when you leave all the work for me to do, it would be better if you assigned parts to each person to make sure we're all working equally
You usually like playing soccer, however there is one teammate who always gets on your nerves. You think they are very annoying.
I feel frustrated/annoyed when you do things I don't like, it would be better if we tried our best to ignore what the other person is doing
You feel like your parents/guardian always
tell you what to do, but never hear you out
when you’re trying to voice your opinion.
I feel angry/sad/upset when you don't listen to my opinion on things, it would be better if you allowed me to voice my opinion before telling me do to something.
A classmate has asked you to borrow a pen. Every time you lend her one, you don’t get it back, so this time you say no. She gets angry
and starts to yell at you.
I feel angry/upset when you yell at me for not lending you my pen, it would be better if you respected my decision to keep my pens
You and you friend have made plans to hang out next weekend. An hour before you are supposed to meet, your friend decided to hang out with somebody else
I feel hurt/confused/angry when you cancel plans with me last minute, it would be better if you respected our plans or talked to me ahead of time about wanting to cancel
You are playing on your own at the YMCA. A boy comes up to you and starts playing with you. You would prefer to play alone.
I feel bothered/annoyed when you try to play with me because I would prefer to play alone, it would be better if you asked me to play before joining my game.
When you come home from school, your mom is upset because she thinks you broke her favorite vase without telling her about it. She automatically grounds you.
I feel angry/hurt when you assume I've done something wrong, it would be better if you asked about it before punishing me
You’ve been failing your classes. To be honest,
it’s because you have been talking to your
friends and have been distracted. But now,
you’re trying to raise your grades up again.
When you try to, your friends are being really loud and talk to you
I feel annoyed/frustrated/overwhelmed when you talk to me during class, it would be better if you waited until after class to talk to me
One of your friends really hates another student. That student wants to be friends with you. You have nothing against him/her. But, you are afraid that your friend will stop being friends
with you if she/he sees you talk to him/her.
I feel worried/confused when you ask me to be friends with you, it would be better if I talked to my friend first about the situation
You're ready to leave for your basketball game however, your parent(s) is taking a long time to leave. You think you are going to be late if you don't leave now.
I feel frustrated/upset/annoyed when you take too much time to get ready to leave, it would be better if you planned ahead of time to ensure that we are able to leave at the right time