Half term 4 week 1

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1. You go to JD Sports and see a really cool pair of trainers. Do you:-  c) You don’t feel any urge to even give the trainers a second look.  a) Buy the trainers immediately.  b) Think about the trainers you already own and then make a decision.

 2 A friend calls and asks you to come over to Jurong Street. Do you…  b) Say you will go but in an hour’s time, as you are just finishing your Maths homework.  a) Say ‘Yes’ immediately and rush out of the house  c) Ask ‘ Where is Jurong Street?’

The exams are near and you know you need to revise your work. Do you:-  a) Pick up the first text that you see on your table.  b) Start to make your revision timetable for the next 3 weeks.  c) Think exams are a waste of time as they don’t test your fantastic skills at playing “COD – Black Ops.”

You are happily chatting on BBM with your mates. Suddenly, an unknown tag asks for your mobile phone number and address. Do you:-  c) What’s BBM?  a) Give them immediately and ask to meet up.  b) Say ‘no’ but continue to chat in a friendly manner.

Your best friend unintentionally says something that offended you. Do you:-  a) Break up the friendship you two have shared since Infant School.  c) Don’t have a best friend.  b) Feel yourself getting angry but tell yourself that your friend did not offend you on purpose.

The weekend is here. Do you:-  b) You plan to get homework done out of the way before spending the remaining time with your family / mates.  c) You stand at the school entrance and wonder why the teachers aren’t opening the doors.  a) Not have any idea how to spend it, other than knowing that you need to get out of the house.

You take up tae-kwon-do because:-  a) You just love the combat uniforms.  c) You can beat people up.  b) You enjoy the mental and physical discipline of the sport.

You are at Cardiff’s ‘Red Hot Buffet’. Do you:-  a) Eat all you can and more, then feel really ill.  b) Take a little at a time.  c) Eat all you can and asks the waitress to give you a bag to carry some home.

 Mostly (a) : You really do not think before you act.  Mostly (b) : You are really good at ‘managing your impulsivity’, which shows an intelligent, thoughtful person that you are.  Mostly (c) Category: You are either a dead vegetable or a danger to society.

 Reactive people tend to jump to conclusions and are the victims of their environment.  On the other hand proactive people take time to consider, they manage their impulses and make good choices about the best course of action.

 Shouting out answers  Putting your hand up and saying miss, miss, miss  Starting to pack away while the teacher is talking  Leaving when the bell rings  Arguing in the middle of the lesson in front of the class because you disagree  Hitting someone  Watching TV instead of doing homework

 Research shows that those children who are able to manage their impulsivity develop into successful adults.  It isn’t true that we are born impulsive therefore we can learn to be less impulsive and train ourselves.

 The next time we feel impulsive adopt the STAR Approach:  S – Stop  T – Think  A – Act  R - Reflect

 Next time we feel impulsive in school, at home or in general, use the following saying:  ‘Think before you Act’