Confidentiality & our Qualities
What should we do when someone else is talking?
Listen and wait for our turn.
What feeling might make someone smile and laugh?
Happy, excited, or joyful.
Someone bumps into you by accident and says, “I’m sorry.” Is that probably bullying or an accident?
An accident.
Name one safe coping skill.
Deep breathing, drawing, talking to an adult, counting, stretching, taking a break, or squeezing a stress ball.
Name one good quality a friend can have.
Kind, helpful, honest, patient, caring, or respectful. Accept any positive quality.
Name two different feelings.
Accept any two feelings, such as happy, sad, angry, worried, excited, or frustrated.
Someone tells you to stop touching their things. What should you do?
Stop and respect their boundary.
Show the group how to take three slow balloon breaths.
Breathe in slowly through the nose and breathe out slowly through the mouth three times.
What does it mean to keep someone’s group story private?
We do not repeat another child’s personal story outside the group.
Name one body clue that might tell you that you are angry or worried.
Fast heartbeat, tight muscles, hot face, butterflies, shaky hands, crying, or upset stomach.
Name two safe things you can do if someone keeps being mean to you.
Say “Stop,” walk away, stay near friends, and tell a trusted adult. Accept any two.
Which is safer when you are angry: hitting a desk or squeezing your hands together and breathing?
Squeezing your hands together and breathing.
When should you tell a trusted adult, even if someone tells you to keep something secret?
When someone may be hurt, unsafe, or needs help.
Can two people feel differently about the same situation?
Yes
Two children want the same marker. What is one fair way to solve the problem?
Take turns, share, use a timer, or choose another marker.
Name one feeling and one safe way to handle that feeling.
Accept any reasonable feeling and safe coping skill.
Say one good quality about yourself and one good quality about someone else.
Accept any sincere and kind answers.
Your friend looks sad after losing a game. What could you say or do?
Ask if they are okay, invite them to play, listen, or say something kind.
What should you do first when you have a problem and feel very upset?
Stop and calm your body before choosing what to do.
Teach the group one coping skill and explain when someone could use it.
Accept any correctly demonstrated safe coping skill.