Be TOTALLY HONEST with yourself! Circle the following things that you do to make friends and the things that you may do to lose friends.
How to Make Friends
1. Smile a lot 2. Let them play with you 3. Give them compliments 4. Be honest 5. Be dependable 6. Listen to them 7. Look in their eyes when they are talking 8. Share your things 9. Use a friendly voice 10. Before you say something or do something, think how the other person will feel 11. Share your friends – let them play with others ________________________________________________________
How to Lose Friends
1. Be bossy 2. Say mean things to them 3. Joke about them to get others to laugh 4. Argue with them a lot 5. Make sure things have to always be your way 6. Say things without thinking first 7. Tell your friends they only can play with you 8. Brag about yourself 9. Show off to get attention 10.Tell them you won’t be their friend if they don’t do what you want them to 11. Stop being their friend every time you have an argument 12. Talk behind their back 13. Don’t stand up for them if they are teased or bullied 14. Get mad at them if they don’t want to play with someone else sometimes 15. Tell your friends’ secrets to others
Which things do you do well? Which things do you need to work on? Keep doing the things you are good at when it comes to keeping your friends. Change the things you are doing to lose your friends.
YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO BE A GREAT FRIEND, BUT IT TAKES PRACTICE!! IF YOU NEED HELP, LET ME KNOW!