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Relationships• Friendship Skills
• Healthy Relationships• Effective Communication• Working with Others
• Compromising• Dealing with Conf licts• Making Up For Mistakes
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Friendship Skills#106
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Understanding friendship skills is important because these are thequalities we want to look for in a friend. What does a good friendmean to you? Which of the qualities to the right are the mostimportant and why?
Sharing is an important friendship skill. Tellabout a time when you shared with someoneor they shared with you.
Identify one skill you could improve upon tobecome a better friend. What would youimprove and how can you get there?
HonestKind
HelpfulFunny
ThoughtfulTrustworthyDependable
LoyalCaring
Easy GoingForgiving
UnderstandingGood Listener
Generous
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#109Including others is an important skill when it comes to friends. What are some ways you caninclude others? Should you include others who aren’t necessarily your best friends? Why or whynot?
#110When you have a disagreement with a friend, how do you solve it? Give an example of a time thishappened and what the solution was.
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Healthy Relationships#111
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Relationships bring a lot of happiness and meaning into our lives. Relationships can be healthybut they can also be unhealthy. What do you consider to be some characteristics of a healthyrelationship?
Healthy relationships actually take work! Whatare some ways you can work at yourrelationships to keep them strong andhealthy over time?
One important element to a healthyrelationship is giving space. That means thatit’s okay to spend time apart and with otherfriends. What might the opposite of that looklike in an unhealthy relationship? How couldyou ask for space?
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#114A healthy relationship should make you feel good and not bad! Friends might compliment eachother, listen to one another, spend quality time together, and build a positive support system.Consider a friend or family member that helps you feel good about yourself. What do you dotogether? How can you tell it is a healthy relationship?
#115Friendship first aid! Gina has a friend who she has grown up with over the years. Lately, Gina’sfriend has been telling her who to hang out with and who she shouldn’t talk to. Gina doesn’t likenot being able to talk to some people, though. What advice would you give her?
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Effective Communication#116
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Communication is how we talk, share ideas, and connectwith others. When we communicate our ideas, it’simportant to be assertive. That means clearly andconfidently sharing our thoughts and needs. Assess yourlevel of assertiveness by completing the ratings. Rateeach statement from 0-10 with 0 being completely nottrue and 10 being completely true. Consider what areasyou could improve upon to be more assertive.
Part of communicating with others is holdinga conversation on a topic. Make a list ofconversation topics you could bring up with agroup of friends. Try to think of topics youshould share a lot of information about!
Part of communicating is also listening! To bean active listener, you should watch who isspeaking to you, work hard to stay focused,and visualize they are saying to you. Whatmight that look like with a friend? What aboutin math class?
ASSERTIVE STATEMENT
#1 I can ask for help and information from others.
#2 I can say “no” without feeling guilty.
#3 I can share my beliefs without worrying what others will think of me.
#4 I am comfortable disagreeing with someone else in a respectful manner.
#5 I can express my feelings to others.
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#119One strategy for asserting your feelings in a healthy way is to use an I-statement. An I-statement often sounds like: “I feel ____________ when _________ because _________.” Forexample, you might say: “I feel nervous when I read aloud because I don’t want to make amistake in front of others.” This is an open way to share what you’re feeling without attackingor blaming anyone else. Practice making your own I-statements with a variety of feelings you’vefelt recently!
#120Healthy and effective communication is a two-way street! Create a dialogue between two peoplebelow making sure they both talk on topic, share ideas, ask questions, and take turns.
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Working with Others#121
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Learning to work well with others is an important skill because it is something we use all thetime! Come up with your own set of “Group Ground Rules” that identify how you should work wellwith others. Then, share your list with a friend and choose the top five rules together.
Make a list of all the times and examples youmight need to work with others. Then, talkwith a partner and add to your list.
Imagine you are in a science lab group. Howcan you show that you are working well withothers?
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#124Is the group below working well together? Why or why not? Now, imagine you are in the group.What do you think would help the group and how could you make it happen?
#125Being a team player is someone who works well to do their fair share of the work and supportsthe other members of the team, too. Give an example of a time you were a team player duringan activity, sport, or group project. What did you do and why was it important to be a teamplayer?
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Compromising#126
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Compromising is a settlement that two people make when they both agree meet in the middle. Itis a healthy way to solve problems. An example of a compromise might be: You want to watchyour television show but your little brother wants to play his videogame. You can agree to lethim play first for 20 minutes and then you can watch your show after. You are letting him gofirst, but you are both getting what you need. Why can compromise be a healthy way to solvedisagreements?
You are working with a partner on a scienceproject. You want to write a report but yourpartner wants to do a presentation. How canyou come to a compromise?
Imagine you are hanging out with a friend.You want to go outside and ride bikes butthey want to stay in and play games. Howcan you compromise?
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#129You can compromise with adults, too, sometimes. It’s still important to remember to berespectful, of course! Imagine you want to go to the movies with your friends but your parentswant you to finish all your homework first. You know there isn’t enough time to finish all yourhomework before the movie starts. What can you suggest to your parents that can help youcompromise?
#130Come up with your own problem situation between you and a friend. Then, identify a way youcould compromise. Explain how that compromise works both for you and your friend.
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Dealing with Conf licts#131
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All kids and adults deal with conflicts, or problems, from time to time. The first step in learninghow to effectively deal with conflicts is knowing how to cool down. You want to be in charge, notyour emotions. What are some ways you cool down when you are upset?
When you’re having an issue with anotherperson, it’s important to go to that persondirectly. Explain what that means and why it’simportant.
Imagine your friend has stopped talking toyou but you don’t know why. It upsets youand you’re not sure how to handle it. Whatcould you do? How might it help?
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#134A critical element to dealing with conflicts is actively listening and considering each other’spoint of view. Read the conflicts and fill out the chart to help you think about point of views.
#135Give an example of a time you had to deal with a conflict. How did you handle it? Was iteffective? Is there anything you would do differently now?
YOUR POINT OF VIEW THEIR POINT OF VIEWA group member is upset with you when you don’t finish your part of the
project on time.
You are in trouble at home when you stay too late with your friend to help them
with their homework.
You are arguing with a friend when you let them
borrow something and they break it on accident.
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Making Up For Mistakes#136
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We all make mistakes sometimes. That is just part of life! You can’t go back in time but you canwork towards making up for your mistakes. The most important part of learning how to make upfor your mistakes is taking responsibility for them. What does it mean to take responsibility or“own” your mistakes? Why is that important? Give an example.
Apologizing is an important part of knowing how to make up for mistakes. A sincere apologydoesn’t fix everything, but it can be a helpful start to let someone else know that you are trulysorry and want to make changes going forward. Make up your own situation that you might be sorryfor. It could be calling out in class while your teacher was teaching, saying something rude to afriend, not following your parent’s directions, or anything else. Use that situation to fill in yoursincere apology. Then, read it to a partner.
Your Response
I’m sorry for…
This was wrong because…
In the future, I will…
Will you forgive me? (give the other person time to take in and consider your apology)
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#138Sam told Greg a secret and asked him tokeep it private. The next day, Greg slippedup and told the lunch table. Greg feelsawful. What can he do?
#140Sometimes we can work towards making up for our mistakes by fixing what is broken. Thatmeans if you made a mess while you were mad, clean it. If you took something withoutpermission, return it. Read each situation below and determine how you can fix it.
#139Reflect upon a time that you had to makeup for a mistake. How did you make up forthe mistakes you made? Was it effective?Is there anything you’d change now? Whyor why not?
How You Can Fix ItYou skipped out on all your
chores so you could hang out with a friend.
You ripped pages of a friend’s favorite book while
you were borrowing it
You left a mess at the lunch table and your friends had to
clean up after you.
