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●😎 TRANSITION & THRIVE WITH CONFIDENCE: Packed with social skills to survive & succeed middle school - adapt to changes, navigate friendships & frenemies, handle gossips, take initiative, work in teams, deal with a bully, balance stress and pressure
●✔️ KNOW WHATS HAPPENING IN MIDDLE SCHOOL: created by teachers and counselors to prepare tweens, teens, and parents for commonly struggled social situations in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades
●💡 SOLVE PROBLEMS & MAKE GOOD CHOICES: 50+ "what would you do?" social situations to build critical thinking skills for kids; use for would you rather game, girl advice, guy talk, reflective writing prompts
●✨ PLAY, DISCUSS, CONNECT: Clever conversation starter cards to spark communication and help you tune into your middle schoolers feelings, thoughts, and behaviors; and get to know their classmates & peers
●😌 REDUCE ANXIETY, GAIN A PEACE OF MIND: Middle school classroom must haves to encourage kindness, inclusion, motivation, responsible decision making
●BUILD SOCIAL COMPETENCE AND EMOTIONAL MATURITY: Great support for students who are nervous, anxious, socially awkward, impulsive, or kids with autism; Perfect as a 5th grade graduation gift or gift for rising 6th grader
●STURDY CARDS & PORTABLE TIN: Car ride to school and back, "would you rather" dinner table discussions, heart to heart connections, classroom ice breakers, morning meeting, small group teambuilding cards, counseling game

[Critical Thinking]




[Social Dilemmas]




[Interview Skills]




[Inclusion Skills]




[Social Situations]




[Life Skills]




[Coping Skills]




[Social Skills]




[Emotional Intelligence]





Description

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Used by parents, teachers, counselors, therapists, psychologists as "relatable, genuine, easy to understand quality resource!"

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Great success connecting with students and my children on real-life scenarios.

"I am a counselor at a middle school. Ive also worked at the high school level and Im a professor at a university in California.

Social Dilemmas has been a wonderful tool to connect with students--with some of my at-promise students through conflict resolutions. One of the things that I see when I use this with students is that it helps generate conversation that might not have been there originally.

These are really important topics that students are still developing cognitively. They allow students to be able to go through real-life scenarios in situations that they can connect with.

Ive had a lot of successes using this. As an educator, this has been a wonderful tool for me to better connect with my students; and as a parent, connecting with my own kids."

- Counselor, Professor, and Dad

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Winner, Family Choice Award

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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Middle School Counselor

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Educational Mental Health Therapist

Engaging age-appropriate scenarios, categorized by focus areas and topic, sequenced for ages 11 - 14:

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Awareness of Ones Emotions, Qualities, and Responsibility

  • Managing Worries
  • Recovering from Social Blunder
  • Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
  • Staying Positive
  • Leaving Your Comfort Zone
  • Handling Unfortunate Events
  • Getting over Embarrassment
  • Handling a Betrayal
  • Coping with Exclusion
  • Experiencing Gratitude

Manage Emotions, Set/Achieve Goals, Effective and Ethical Decision-Making

  • Evaluating Consequences
  • Navigating Vulnerability
  • Motivating Yourself
  • Avoiding Distractions
  • Taking Ownership
  • Taking Initiative
  • Adapting to Changes
  • Resisting Peer Pressure
  • Standing Up
  • Using Flexible Thinking

Awareness of Others’ Emotions and Perspectives, Respect for Human Dignity and Differences

  • Tuning into Others Lives
  • Picking Up on Social Norms
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Understanding Constraints
  • Embracing Identities
  • Tolerating Decisions
  • Showing Compassion
  • Reinforcing Boundaries
  • Finding a Sense of Belonging
  • Dealing with Bullies

Use Interpersonal Skills to Establish, Maintain, and Troubleshoot Relationships

  • Navigating Changing Friendships
  • Delivering Difficult Messages
  • Dealing with Frenemy
  • Facing Awkward Decisions
  • Seeking Help
  • Interpreting Intentions
  • Cheering for Others
  • Handling Gossips
  • Mediating Conflict
  • Making Amends

Cleverly simple ways to teach tweens life skills and responsible decision-making: ANYTIME & ANYWHERE!

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PARENTS/GUARDIANS: find out how your child is doing NOW

  • In the car: randomly select a few cards to spark conversations.
  • While waiting in line (sports): use card scenarios to people watch and role play.
  • "Never have I ever" Game: find out if your child or their friends have ever been in a similar situation noted in the cards. Great to use with other families.
  • During a Meal: draw a card, take turns responding, and discuss.
  • Healthy Debate: each family member tries to persuade others to go with their "what would you do" approach.

TEACHERS: weave into your instruction to boost learning & participation:

  • Embed as a 3-min exercise to engage the classroom in connection before content.
  • Spark peer-based learning and empathy with inclusive prompts.
  • Repurpose a card as reflective writing prompt.
  • Jumpstart class participation, guided debate "what would you do" media journaling topic.
  • Bitesize resource to share in Parent Newsletter, Parent-Teacher Conference.

COUNSELORS/SPECIALISTS: assess, support, and mediate, all in one

  • Quickly find the card you need -- topics organized by SEL focus area and difficulty.
  • Run a variety of social skills groups, lunch bunches.
  • Create safe space with 50+ advisory topics.
  • Role play with age-appropriate scenarios for 1 to 1 session.
  • Align with SEL curriculums, Restorative Practices, MTSS, PBIS.
  • Use as an activity for family engagement workshops.

Trusted tools to support childrens social and emotional development from kindergarten through middle school.

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52 Essential Conversations 52 Essential Life Skills 52 Essential Interview Skills 52 Essential Relationships 52 Essential Coping Skills 52 Essential Critical Thinking Skills
Ages 5+ (K-12) 4+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+
Focus Social Emotional Learning Competencies Practical Chores, Care for Self, Care for Others Communications, Admissions, Job Interviewing Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Skills Coping Skills, Emotional Resilience & Agility Logical Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
Whats Inside? CASEL-aligned SEL competencies to develop social and emotional skills Fun game with How-To steps and videos to learn and apply life skills 200+ Insider Questions, Interview Criteria & Focus Areas Guided language, strategies to strengthen relationships Actionable exercises to manage big emotions, anxiety Most common cognitive biases to avoid in media, speech, advertising
Use at Home ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Use at School/Camp ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Use in Therapy ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Use in Workplaces ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Sample Skills/Exercises Recognizing emotions, growth mindset, empathy, mindfulness, impulse control, curiosity, mastery, identity, self-confidence, inclusion, dignity… Tidiness and Cleanliness, Money Skills, Time Management, Cooking, Home Chores & Maintenance, Social Cues, Happiness... Adaptability, Self-Advocacy, Open-mindedness, Confidence, Purpose, Growth, Motivation & Drive, Problem-Solving, Independence & Self-Direction Building trust, conflict resolution, giving and receiving feedback, mentorship, teamwork, negotiation, empathy, influence, asking for help... Stress management, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, ACT, adaptive coping, goal-setting, problem-solving Persuasion, speech & debate, argumentative writing, detecting assumptions, behavioral economics, unconscious biases…
Also Included (Free with Purchase) Online lessons by card topic featuring teachers and researchers, SEL Checklist 50+ How-To Videos Made for Kids by Kids, Chore Chart for Family (works with multiple kids), Speed Bingo Online Interview Videos with Experts & Alumni Interviewers, 101 Real Essay Prompts EQ Assessment, Online Relationship Skills Course Coping Assessment How-To Video

Whats in the box

  • Cards