Dealing with tricky situations and people

Session plan: Dealing with tricky situations and people

Opening up the topic and sharing ideas and experiences

Questions to open the conversation on this topic

  • Does anyone find it tough to talk about difficult relationships?

  • Does anyone feel that it’s easier to just ignore the problem?  

  • How could you feel brave enough to face these challenges?

  • What ideas are there for overcoming those challenges?

Resources to support planning and making your move

Student materials to support thinking and learning:

  • Journal: Your resilience journey [page 26]
  • Journal: Coulda, shoulda, woulda [page 28]
  • Journal: Bad day or good day? [page 34]

Related resources and downloads

Activity: Dealing with tricky situations and people

Use this cartoon activity to think about how you deal with different people and situations - whether tricky or smooth. What can you learn for the future?

Prompt card: dealing with tricky situations and people

Miley Cyrus has had more than her fair share of criticism. Use this prompt card to get inspiration about dealing with tricky situations.

Case study: Khadija Sethi

Core themes

This session plan covers the following:

  • What situations do we find tricky to deal with in our life?
  • Are there some people we have difficult relationships with?
  • Making a plan and sticking to it even when you have setbacks.
  • Asking for help from the right people.