Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Social Skills for All Six strategies for tackling remarks which target appearance

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC This is not an anti-bullying tool When it's bullying your school's anti-bullying policy applies. So it’s important to distinguish between what is bullying and what is an unthinking, unkind or mis-judged remark about how someone looks. This is a social skills tool When everyone has better social skills, bullying happens less.

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Six social skills tools coming up… Think Power 1 Think Power 2 Think Power 3 Body Power Talk Power Fog Power

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Think Power - 1 Think Positive - think friendly How? Start by asking yourself why people are being hurtful and then think the best of them.

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC They think they're being funny. They're just mucking around. It's okay. They don't mean any harm.

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Think Power - 2 Reassure yourself Think about your real self, yourself at your best. Remember tough times that you came through, good things that you did. Tell yourself something reassuring.

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC I'm cool. I can handle this. Stuff happens. It doesn't get me down. There's more to me than what you see.

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Think Power – 3 Distract yourself Think about your favourite music, food, stuff you like, the nice people in your life, your pet if you have one... Go through the alphabet - each letter, another nice thing...

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC A - …… B - ……. C – chocolate D - ……. W - …… X – X -Box Y - YouTube Z

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Body Power Body language: - look the other person in the eye - head up - shoulders squared - straight back Strong voice

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Talk power Talk positive Say what’s good and what’s true

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Does the way I look bother you? I think it's okay for me to be me. Y'know what? It doesn't matter. We're all okay just as we are.

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Fog Power Pupil A - Hey, wart-zone, was your father a toad? Pupil B - Excuse me, is there a problem? Pupil A - The aliens have landed! Pupil B - I'm sorry, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Quick recap - revision … Think Power 1 Think Power 2 Think Power 3 Body Power Talk Power Fog Power

Registered Charity No Charity registered in Scotland SC Your turn … Practice Practice Practice… Your power …