PEERS
PEERS is defined as
A social skills class to help people make and keep friends
The rules for trading information with others
What is ask the other person about him or herself, answer your own questions, share the conversation, don't be a conversation hog, don't be an interviewer, and don't get too personal at first.
The two message rule is defined as
What is not contacting a person again once you have left 2 messages with no response
Friendship is
What is a choice?
A social group is
What is different crowds or groups of people that hang out, and they share some common interest.
What is not talking when others are speaking
The goal of trading information
What is to find common interests (friendships are based on common interests)
The internet can be used to
What is strengthen real-life friendships, stay connected with friends and family, and/or reconnect with friends or family you have not stayed connected with
Everyone gets to be friends with us
What is no
A geek is
What is someone who has interest AND exceptional skill in a certain area
Characteristics of good friendships
What is common interests, share secrets, understanding, shared/equal, mutual affection/care, commitment, and conflict resolution
What you can ask yourself to tell if someone wants to talk to you
What is "are they talking to me", "are they looking at me", and "are they facing me"
The steps to ending a phone call
What is wait for a bit of a pause, give a cover story for why you have to go, tell the person it was nice talking, tell the person you will talk to them later, and say goodbye
Friendships are based on
What is common interests?
Social groups are important because
What is gives us a source of friends with common interests and protects us from individual teasing
Being respectful
What is no teasing, no making fun of others, no swearing, and keeping negative or hurtful words to yourself.
An example of open-ended vs close-ended questions
What is "what kind of movies do you like to watch" vs "what is your favorite movie to watch"
The steps to starting a phone call
What is ask for the person you are calling, say who you are, ask how they are, ask if they can talk, and give a cover story for why you are calling
Good suggestions of picking friends
What is are they nice and friendly, interested in you, likes the same things as you, not likely to get you in trouble
Someone seeks you out to do things individually or in the group
What is a sign you are accepted
The six rules of PEERS
What is listen to the other group members, follow directions, raise your hand, be respectful, no touching, and no technology
A cover story is defined as
What is the reason we do things (such as why we are calling or why we are hanging up)
The steps to leaving a voicemail
What is say your name, say who you are calling for, say when you are calling, give a cover story for why you are calling, leave your phone number, say goodbye
Bad suggestions of picking friends
What is are they mean to you or makes fun of you, ignores you, doesn't have much in common with you, has a bad reputation and may get you into trouble?
Someone ignores you and/or don't respond to your attempts to talk
What is a sign of lack of acceptance