{"id":248,"date":"2021-02-03T14:22:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T19:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T20:32:10","slug":"connecting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smho-smso.ca\/emhcsecondary\/healthy-relationship-skills\/being-a-good-friend\/connecting\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='accordion md-accordion' id='accordion0' role='tablist' aria-multiselectable='true'><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Instructions-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneInstructions-0' aria-expanded='true' aria-controls='collapseOneInstructions-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Instructions<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneInstructions-0' class='collapse show' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneInstructions-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><ul>\n<li>Lead students through a structured practice that first asks them to write down their answers to five easy, low-risk questions:\n<ul>\n<li>birthday month\/day<\/li>\n<li>favourite colour<\/li>\n<li>favourite season<\/li>\n<li>number of siblings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Students then circulate around the room and find someone with the same answer that they have to one of these questions.<\/li>\n<li>Ask students to discuss &#8220;safe&#8221; personal questions like:\n<ul>\n<li>What is something that your friends would consider \u201cso you\u201d?<\/li>\n<li>Where are you when you feel you&#8217;re happiest?<\/li>\n<li>Name one thing you have on your \u201cbucket list\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Talk about someone you admire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Students have a brief discussion (two to three minutes about the topic).<\/li>\n<li>Ask students to find a different student who shares the same answer to the second question. Students then discuss another personal question from the list above. This pattern continues until students discuss all five questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Adaptations-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneAdaptations-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneAdaptations-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Adaptations<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneAdaptations-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneAdaptations-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Practice could be established at the start of each semester.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='Evidence-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneEvidence-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneEvidence-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> Evidence<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneEvidence-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneEvidence-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Research shows that students and staff benefit from being known. Activities focused on classroom introductions and getting to know others create a sense of belonging to school (Bergin &amp; Bergin, 2009), confidence that one matters (Marshall, 2001), and foster the development of teacher-student and peer relationships (Verschueren &amp; Koomen, 2012).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='card'><div class='card-header' role='tab' id='References-0'><a data-toggle='collapse' data-parent='#accordion0' href='#collapseOneReferences-0' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='collapseOneReferences-0'><h3 class='mb-0'><em class='fas fa-angle-down rotate-icon'><\/em> References<\/h3><\/a><\/div><div id='collapseOneReferences-0' class='collapse' role='tabpanel' aria-labelledby='collapseOneReferences-0' data-parent='#accordion0'><div class='card-body'><p>Bergin, C., &amp; Bergin, D. (2009). Attachment in the classroom. <em>Educational Psychology Review, 21<\/em>(2), 141-170.<\/p>\n<p>Brown, B.B., Larson, J. (2009). <em>Peer Relationships in Adolescence<\/em>. In Handbook of Adolescent Psychology (eds. Lerner, R.M., Steinberg, L.), 74-103.<\/p>\n<p>Narr, R.K., Allen, J.P., Tan, J.S., Loeb, E.L. (2019). Close Friendship Strength and Broader Peer Group Desirability as Differential Predictors of Adult Mental Health. <em>Child Development, 90<\/em>(1), 298\u2013313. doi: 10.1111\/cdev.12905<\/p>\n<p>Verschueren, K., &amp; Koomen, H. M. (2012). 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