“You don’t have toblow out the otherperson’s light to letyour own shine.”~Bernard M.BaruchCome up with aplan today tomake everyone inyour family happy.What will you dofor each familymember?Fill yourmom's buckettoday. Whatdid you say?Do somethingnice for abrother or sistertoday. How didit make yourfeel?The key to yourfamily culture is howyou treat the childthat tests you themost. Who is thatchild? How do youtreat them?Parents:Praise yourchild for onething eachday.Lose-WinParents: You may bepopular in the short runbecause you take thecourse of leastresistance How willyour find a vision orlearn respect?Help yourfamily solve aproblem. Whatdid you do tohelp?Encourage yourchildren to workthrough siblingdisputes. Don'talways be themediator. Praisethem when they do.Parents: Set clearexpectations aboutchores, bed times,and watching tv. Thiswill make win-winsituations easier toattain.Cooperate withone of yoursiblings insteadof fighting.What did youdo?Try saying:Parents: Practicesaying...You see itdifferently. Good!Help meunderstand!As a family, modelsaying you are sorrywhen you yell,overreact oraccidentally blamesomeone forsomething theydidn't do.Fill yourbrother orsister's buckettoday. Whatdid you say?Are youfocusing onWHAT is rightand not WHOis right?"A compromise is theart of dividing a cakein such a way thateveryone believeshe has the biggestpiece."~Ludwig ErhardWhat is important toanother person mustbe important to youas the other personis to you. (Covey)Give an example.Fill yourdad's buckettoday. Whatdid you do?Write inyourdialoguejournal.Play a game withyour child that has adefinite winner.Explain howcompetition is okwhen you play agame, but it is not okin relationships.Think of an on-goingproblem you havewith your child.Discuss a win-winsolution and remindeach other when theproblem arises.Lose-WinParents: You're biggerand stronger so you winin the short run but youare emptying yourchild's emotional bankaccount. How are theylearning to make goodchoices?Strong people don'tput others down...they lift them up.MPWList how you lift upyour familymembers.Try this...“If we are to live andwork together, wehave to talk to eachother."~Eleanor Roosevelt“You don’t have toblow out the otherperson’s light to letyour own shine.”~Bernard M.BaruchCome up with aplan today tomake everyone inyour family happy.What will you dofor each familymember?Fill yourmom's buckettoday. Whatdid you say?Do somethingnice for abrother or sistertoday. How didit make yourfeel?The key to yourfamily culture is howyou treat the childthat tests you themost. Who is thatchild? How do youtreat them?Parents:Praise yourchild for onething eachday.Lose-WinParents: You may bepopular in the short runbecause you take thecourse of leastresistance How willyour find a vision orlearn respect?Help yourfamily solve aproblem. Whatdid you do tohelp?Encourage yourchildren to workthrough siblingdisputes. Don'talways be themediator. Praisethem when they do.Parents: Set clearexpectations aboutchores, bed times,and watching tv. Thiswill make win-winsituations easier toattain.Cooperate withone of yoursiblings insteadof fighting.What did youdo?Try saying:Parents: Practicesaying...You see itdifferently. Good!Help meunderstand!As a family, modelsaying you are sorrywhen you yell,overreact oraccidentally blamesomeone forsomething theydidn't do.Fill yourbrother orsister's buckettoday. Whatdid you say?Are youfocusing onWHAT is rightand not WHOis right?"A compromise is theart of dividing a cakein such a way thateveryone believeshe has the biggestpiece."~Ludwig ErhardWhat is important toanother person mustbe important to youas the other personis to you. (Covey)Give an example.Fill yourdad's buckettoday. Whatdid you do?Write inyourdialoguejournal.Play a game withyour child that has adefinite winner.Explain howcompetition is okwhen you play agame, but it is not okin relationships.Think of an on-goingproblem you havewith your child.Discuss a win-winsolution and remindeach other when theproblem arises.Lose-WinParents: You're biggerand stronger so you winin the short run but youare emptying yourchild's emotional bankaccount. How are theylearning to make goodchoices?Strong people don'tput others down...they lift them up.MPWList how you lift upyour familymembers.Try this...“If we are to live andwork together, wehave to talk to eachother."~Eleanor Roosevelt

#4 Think Win-Win - Call List

(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.


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  1. “You don’t have to blow out the other person’s light to let your own shine.” ~Bernard M. Baruch
  2. Come up with a plan today to make everyone in your family happy. What will you do for each family member?
  3. Fill your mom's bucket today. What did you say?
  4. Do something nice for a brother or sister today. How did it make your feel?
  5. The key to your family culture is how you treat the child that tests you the most. Who is that child? How do you treat them?
  6. Parents: Praise your child for one thing each day.
  7. Lose-Win Parents: You may be popular in the short run because you take the course of least resistance How will your find a vision or learn respect?
  8. Help your family solve a problem. What did you do to help?
  9. Encourage your children to work through sibling disputes. Don't always be the mediator. Praise them when they do.
  10. Parents: Set clear expectations about chores, bed times, and watching tv. This will make win-win situations easier to attain.
  11. Cooperate with one of your siblings instead of fighting. What did you do?
  12. Try saying: Parents: Practice saying... You see it differently. Good! Help me understand!
  13. As a family, model saying you are sorry when you yell, overreact or accidentally blame someone for something they didn't do.
  14. Fill your brother or sister's bucket today. What did you say?
  15. Are you focusing on WHAT is right and not WHO is right?
  16. "A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece." ~Ludwig Erhard
  17. What is important to another person must be important to you as the other person is to you. (Covey) Give an example.
  18. Fill your dad's bucket today. What did you do?
  19. Write in your dialogue journal.
  20. Play a game with your child that has a definite winner. Explain how competition is ok when you play a game, but it is not ok in relationships.
  21. Think of an on-going problem you have with your child. Discuss a win-win solution and remind each other when the problem arises.
  22. Lose-Win Parents: You're bigger and stronger so you win in the short run but you are emptying your child's emotional bank account. How are they learning to make good choices?
  23. Strong people don't put others down... they lift them up. MPW List how you lift up your family members.
  24. Try this... “If we are to live and work together, we have to talk to each other." ~Eleanor Roosevelt