Second Step

A good goal should be SPECIFIC, CHALLENGING, and?

• Doable

• Complicated

• Fun

• Related to sports

Sal and Ana needed to do what in order to be successful?

• Set a goal and make a plan

• Talk to each other more

• Calm down

• Buy expensive materials

A good plan should also include what? (Hint: If we struggle to meet a goal we need this.)

• Supports

• Rewards

• Extra Steps

• Alternative Goal

It is important for the LOGIC and EMOTION centers of our brain to be ________.

• Chaotic

• Balanced

• Troubled

• Focused

Keeping our EMOTION and LOGIC centers balanced helps us solve problems in a calm, productive way.

• True

• False

• You might see a problem in a new or different way.

• You might realize that the problem is smaller than you thought.

• You might realize that you're not alone, and other people experience the same thing.

• It might help you calm down.

Rethinking helps us control our emotions and think about a problem in a new way. What other questions do we use to help us RETHINK?

• Has this happened to anyone else?

• What is something good that happened?

• Why did this happen to me?

• Who can I blame?

If someone is upset, we can help them RETHINK about their situation by asking them some questions.

• True

• False

Everyone shares the exact same PERSPECTIVE.

• True

• False

People may disagree on something because they have had different life experiences.

• True

• False