Your Influence

What you say and do affects people...

• A lot because everyone pays attention to me

• Somewhat because my friends listen to me

• Just a little

• Only in my family

• Not at all

True or False. You can make someone's day worse.

• True

• False

True or False. You can make someone's day better.

• True

• False

Share your opinion, please. Can you affect how someone is feeling?

• Yes, if they listen to you or see you.

• Yes, but only if they're your friend.

• Yes, but only sometimes.

• No, I can't have an effect.

Have you ever made someone happier by doing any of these: smiling, saying something funny, or helping them?

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

Have you ever made someone angry or sad by talking about their business or blaming them for something?

• Yes

• No

• Yes but they deserved to hear it.

• Yes but I thought they wouldn't hear it.

What is an insult?

• Talking about someone

• Talking about someone's stuff

• Expressing negativity towards someone

• Expressing negativity towards someone's stuff

Has an adult ever treated you with anger even though you followed their directions?

• Yes, often

• Yes, sometimes

• Yes, at least once

• No

If an adult has been angry with you (even though you followed their directions), which choice may explain why?

• I had a bad attitude while following directions.

• I was disrespectful about the directions.

• I sometimes don't follow their directions but this time I did

• I tried to follow the directions but got distracted

• Adults don't get angry with me directly

Why do you think an adult would treat you with anger if you didn't do anything wrong?

• They don't like me.

• They are having a bad day.

• They're crazy, just like Coach.

• Other people made them mad and they take it out on me.

• Adults don't treat me with anger.