Friendship Skills> Talk - be interesting, keep up with what's going on around you, eg TV, sports, music, shared interests - so that you have something to talk about.> Share the conversation, so that you each get a chance to be listeners and talkers.> Listen to what your friends are saying and ask questions about it.> Praise your friends when they do something well.> Use your manners - say please and thank you. Friends like to be pleasant to each other.> Think of yourself as being a friendly person, look friendly and be friendly - and others will find you friendly.> Be helpful - do things for your friends without keeping a score on who's done the most favours.> Give back things you have used or borrowed from each other.> Be aware of others' feelings - think before you speak. (Sometimes it is a good idea to keep your thoughts to yourself rather than upset people's feelings.)> Handle conflict - by being clear about what you want and how you will compromise. Share your time with other friends.> Be honest about your feelings, eg. "I don't think this is a good idea because..." But don't always try to be the leader - try out other people's ideas.> Try to understand people by thinking about things from their point of view.> Don't argue and get upset if your friend doesn't agree with you about something. That's O.K. They have the right to an opinion too.
We then broke into groups and came up with some skits to demonstrate some of these skills. Check them out.
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