A trustworthy friend
digitallife
friendship
Creation
Describe actions that build trust between friends, in person and online.
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Walk in their shoes
empathy
friendship
Creation
We are learning to find a second possible viewpoint before deciding what someone meant.
→Listening that helps
digitallife
friendship
Fall
We are learning to attend, reflect back and ask one question when a friend is upset.
→Speak clearly and kindly
courage
digitallife
Creation
We are learning to speak up with an I-statement that carries no blame.
→Fair is not always equal
dignity
fairness
Restoration
We are learning to tell the difference between sameness and fairness, and to make changes that protect a person’s dignity.
→Repair a disagreement
digitallife
friendship
Redemption
We are learning to repair a disagreement: pause, hear, own, solve and check.
→Bystander to upstander
courage
friendship
Fall
We are learning to choose a safe upstander move – direct, distract, delegate or delay – when someone is harmed.
→Kind and safe online
friendship
safety
Redemption
We are learning to practise one concrete act of online care.
→Welcome across difference
belonging
curiosity
Creation
We are learning to use curiosity and one inclusive action to welcome people who are different from us.
→Boundaries and permission
boundaries
lifeskills
Restoration
We are learning to ask for permission, and to accept a yes, a no or a changed mind.
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