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