Conflicts Use profanity Jump to conclusions Communicate your expectations Team members Pretend you know how someone feels Healthcare professional Medical issues Sadness Interrupt Help clarify Principal Relationships Parents Best friend Be genuine and straight- forward Use interested body language Think about the other person Intimidate someone Be judgemental or critical Set aside your prejudices Drugs Notice signs of moods Be open minded Say "you never listen" Clergy Guilt Teachers Finish listening before you speak Raise your voice Be argumentative or defensive Express interest Anything I'd get in trouble for Abusive situations Family problems If able, remove distractions Engage in a two-way conversation Grandparents Reflect feelings Build trust Ask questions Friends Counselor Work it out Be assertive and respectful Listen patiently Find good physical space Think before you talk Ask relevent questions Siblings Watch for non verbal communication Call people names or label Find a good time to talk Being safe from violence Family problems Being different Peers Neighbors Talk down to another person Fears Spread gossip or rumors Listen for main ideas Give your full attention Think about the other person Conflicts Use profanity Jump to conclusions Communicate your expectations Team members Pretend you know how someone feels Healthcare professional Medical issues Sadness Interrupt Help clarify Principal Relationships Parents Best friend Be genuine and straight- forward Use interested body language Think about the other person Intimidate someone Be judgemental or critical Set aside your prejudices Drugs Notice signs of moods Be open minded Say "you never listen" Clergy Guilt Teachers Finish listening before you speak Raise your voice Be argumentative or defensive Express interest Anything I'd get in trouble for Abusive situations Family problems If able, remove distractions Engage in a two-way conversation Grandparents Reflect feelings Build trust Ask questions Friends Counselor Work it out Be assertive and respectful Listen patiently Find good physical space Think before you talk Ask relevent questions Siblings Watch for non verbal communication Call people names or label Find a good time to talk Being safe from violence Family problems Being different Peers Neighbors Talk down to another person Fears Spread gossip or rumors Listen for main ideas Give your full attention Think about the other person
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
I-Conflicts
N-Use profanity
N-Jump to conclusions
B-Communicate your expectations
G-Team members
N-Pretend you know how someone feels
G-Healthcare professional
I-Medical issues
I-Sadness
N-Interrupt
O-Help clarify
G-Principal
I-Relationships
G-Parents
G-Best friend
B-Be genuine and straight-forward
O-Use interested body language
B-Think about the other person
N-Intimidate someone
N-Be judgemental or critical
O-Set aside your prejudices
I-Drugs
O-Notice signs of moods
B-Be open minded
N-Say "you never listen"
G-Clergy
I-Guilt
G-Teachers
O-Finish listening before you speak
N-Raise your voice
N-Be argumentative or defensive
O-Express interest
I-Anything I'd get in trouble for
I-Abusive situations
I-Family problems
B-If able, remove distractions
B-Engage in a two-way conversation
G-Grandparents
O-Reflect feelings
B-Build trust
B-Ask questions
G-Friends
G-Counselor
B-Work it out
B-Be assertive and respectful
O-Listen patiently
B-Find good physical space
O-Think before you talk
O-Ask relevent questions
G-Siblings
O-Watch for non verbal communication
N-Call people names or label
B-Find a good time to talk
I-Being safe from violence
I-Family problems
I-Being different
G-Peers
G-Neighbors
N-Talk down to another person
I-Fears
N-Spread gossip or rumors
O-Listen for main ideas
O-Give your full attention
B-Think about the other person