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"Saving Face"
Activity
Summary
Participants will learn to calm themselves in tense situations to avoid losing control of their emotions.
Instructional Strategies
1. Have a conversation about the importance of face-saving in a conflict.
2. Practice deep breathing with the children and youth to calm themselves or another angry person.
3. Convey to them the value of their needs.
4. Restate the needs or issues involved in the conflict if the person has trouble understanding.
5. Remain calm yourself.
Participant Tasks
1. Engage in a conversation about the importance of face-saving in a conflict.
2. Practice deep breathing to calm yourself or another angry person.
3. Articulate your needs calmly. .
4. Restate your needs or the issues involved in the conflict.
5. Remain calm.