lighten it up think through consequences validate their feelings listen let them know you care help them think through their actions ask what they need from you give them a new perspective empathize with their situation fist- bump ask why they feel that way ask questions handshake ask how they feel reassure that their feelings are normal make positive suggestions Let them know they have choices eye contact smile say what you might do in their position Use a comforting voice Let them know you'll be there commiserate urge wise choices lighten it up think through consequences validate their feelings listen let them know you care help them think through their actions ask what they need from you give them a new perspective empathize with their situation fist- bump ask why they feel that way ask questions handshake ask how they feel reassure that their feelings are normal make positive suggestions Let them know they have choices eye contact smile say what you might do in their position Use a comforting voice Let them know you'll be there commiserate urge wise choices
(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.
lighten it up
think through consequences
validate their feelings
listen
let them know you care
help them think through their actions
ask what they need from you
give them a new perspective
empathize with their situation
fist-bump
ask why they feel that way
ask questions
handshake
ask how they feel
reassure that their feelings are normal
make positive suggestions
Let them know they have choices
eye contact
smile
say what you might do in their position
Use a comforting voice
Let them know you'll be there
commiserate
urge wise choices