Family Follow-Up

Today we continued learning about problem solving skills by identifying negotiation and compromise steps used by others during role-plays. Tomorrow, we'll have an opportunity to practice these steps in our own role-plays.

Negotiation and Compromise Steps
1. Make a neutral problem statement.
2. Brainstorm options.
3. Consider consequences.
4. Negotiate.
5. Reach a compromise.

Tonight: Try out one of these activities.

1. Catch a problem happening. It can be on TV, in a movie or in real life. Notice which steps are being used. How can you tell they are being used?

2. Tell your teen about a problem in which you used these steps. Then ask your teen to describe how they used these steps today.

Example:
"The problem was that my friend and I wanted to do the same job. We came up with
two ideas. 1. Nobody gets to do the job. 2. We take turns doing the job. If nobody got to do the job, than neither of us would be happy. We decided that we each could do the job for 10 minutes. I let my friend do the job first. "