Life Education Session 2

Today we had our second session in the Life Education trailer.  We were talking about the steps for empathy. 

The steps are
1. Watch and listen to the words and body language
2. Remember when you felt the same way
3. Imagine what it would be like to be in that situation
4. Ask how the person is feeling
5. Show you care through your thoughts and actions.

We also talked about being a by-stander or an up-stander.

By-standers stand by and watch bullying, they don't do anything to stop it and the might even join in.
Up-standers recognise when something is wrong and does something to try and fix it.

We were given some cares to identify if people were bystanders or up-standers.

The last thing we talked about today was the ABCD to work through when having a disagreement.
A - Agree that there is a problem and what it is
B - Breathe, recognise where you are at and if you're ready for a conversation,  you might need a break before sorting out the problem.
C - Carefully listen to the other person and understand their problem the Clearly tell your side of the story using an 'I' statement (in as few words as possible).
D - Decide together how to move on.  Try to get a win-win solution where both sides are happy with the way the problem was sorted.

We had a sitting down dance party and heard some more Harold jokes to finish the session.

Today's Harold Jokes
Why did the horse go behind the tree?
To change jockeys.

Why didn't the toilet paper cross the road?
Because it was stuck in a crack.