don't assume don't generalize rephrase if you don't understand something talk when you are both calm listen to the other person watch your non- verbal cues watch your tone of voice respect others' feelings don't cross your arms say "I feel" not "You did...!" don't invade others' personal space don't dismiss someone's feelings look at it from the other person's side clarify something if you're not sure you don't have to be cruel take a deep breath before speaking think before you talk don't bring up small issues no name- calling treat others how you want to be treated don't yell words & body language should match don't bring up the past don't place blame use good eye contact don't belittle others pay attention to what others are saying don't say you always or you never don't interrupt don't assume don't generalize rephrase if you don't understand something talk when you are both calm listen to the other person watch your non- verbal cues watch your tone of voice respect others' feelings don't cross your arms say "I feel" not "You did...!" don't invade others' personal space don't dismiss someone's feelings look at it from the other person's side clarify something if you're not sure you don't have to be cruel take a deep breath before speaking think before you talk don't bring up small issues no name- calling treat others how you want to be treated don't yell words & body language should match don't bring up the past don't place blame use good eye contact don't belittle others pay attention to what others are saying don't say you always or you never don't interrupt
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
don't assume
don't generalize
rephrase if you don't understand something
talk when you are both calm
listen to the other person
watch your non-verbal cues
watch your tone of voice
respect others' feelings
don't cross your arms
say "I feel" not "You did...!"
don't invade others' personal space
don't dismiss someone's feelings
look at it from the other person's side
clarify something if you're not sure
you don't have to be cruel
take a deep breath before speaking
think before you talk
don't bring up small issues
no name-calling
treat others how you want to be treated
don't yell
words & body language should match
don't bring up the past
don't place blame
use good eye contact
don't belittle others
pay attention to what others are saying
don't say you always or you never
don't interrupt