Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?
Exploring strategies for managing friendship challenges through calm communication, negotiation and self-regulation to maintain respectful relationships
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Learning objective
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To develop and apply positive ways to respond to friendship challenges.
Success criteria
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I can use calm, respectful language to express my feelings when resolving friendship challenges.
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