It was session 2 of our training today and we tried bringing our chairs along. That was our idea for improving the sessions last week and it worked out so well we will keep doing it.
We started by telling partners 3 Rib Ticklers. They are affirmations where you tell someone good things about themselves. Pretty soon we were all smiling! After that we had some role plays so we could see the difference between "you" statements and "I" statements. "You" statements don't work in conflict situations because the listener feels blamed or judged. You get better results with "I" statements because the listener knows how you feel.
We practised constructing our own "I" statements for situations like someone taking our things without asking.
I feel annoyed when you take my pencils without asking because I needed them to finish my work.
Our co-operative game was "Here I Sit in the Grass With My Friend."
We finished off with an evaluation of what we had learned, enjoyed and what could be imporoved. We couldn't really come up with any improvements this week! Now we need to practise making "I" statements with our families and friends.
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