What does it mean to be a good friend? find out from these tips -

1. Karon Graham
Tuesday, 28 February, 2012

2. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
Accept the fact that we are all
different from one another.
Accept the fact that good friends try
to get on with one another, even
when we have a different point of
view to the other person.

3. We’re all different

4. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
When we are very young, our
mum or dad look out for us and
help us learn how to treat one
another nicely – yes even our
sister and brother.
Eventually we have to learn this
for ourselves.

6. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
A good friend does not try to
boss us around or make us do
things we don’t want to.
(Some people mistakenly believe
that it’s okay to be bossy.)
Don’t try to force people to do
what you want to do.

7. Don’t be a bossy boots!

8. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
It’s not nice to talk about other
people or to tell stories about
other people.
(This can be a very nasty form of
bullying behaviour.)
Don’t make up stories about
other people.

9. If you don’t have something
nice to say, don’t say anything.

10. Remember: You can scar someone
for life by saying mean things to
them.

11. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
Good friends are not mean to one
another and don’t pull nasty
faces at other people. (This is
another bullying behaviour.)
Go out of your way to help other
people, to make them feel better
not worse.

12. Don’t be mean to people

13. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
The worst kind of ‘bullying
behaviour’ can be excluding
people from your group or your
party because they are different.
Always include other people and
just be nice to all people.

14. Always include
other people –
even when they are
a little different

15. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
Look out for one another when
you got out with friends. Never
leave anyone by themself.
Always check that everyone is
okay.

16. Look out for one another

17. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
Sometimes we can get ourselves
in a spot of bother.
Ask for help.
You can always ask an adult at
school for help.
It’s okay to ask for help or to ask
someone if they need help.

18. Ask for help.
Ask someone if they
are okay or need
help.

19. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
Some people can be very shy and
it may take some time to get to
know them because they don’t
talk very much and are cautious
about making new friends.
Make a special effort though to
talk to shy people to help them.

20. If someone is shy, make an extra
special effort to be nice to them

21. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
Most times we like to play and be
nice to our friends because
that’s what friends do.
Good friends (and nice people)
treat people as equals and don’t
say things like, “I don’t want to
be your friend today.”

22. Good friends play together nicely.

23. Even people who have
not been the
best of friends can end
up friends.

24. Sometimes it just takes time to
become friends

25. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
When someone is feeling down,
acknowledge that they are not
feeling the best and sit quietly
with them.
If you think they need an adult to
talk to,
ask for help.

26. Always offer to help someone who is
feeling down.

27. If someone looks upset, ask,
“Are you okay? Do you need help?”

28. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
We all make mistakes, and
sometimes do the wrong thing
or say the wrong thing…..
If you do the wrong thing, admit
it and say sorry.
Always make up and make
amends for your mistake.

30. What does it mean
to be a good friend or a mate?
If someone apologises to you and
wants to make up and be
friends…….
then accept their apology and
forgive them.

31. Say sorry when you do
the wrong thing
And forgive the person

32. Principal’s Assembly
Tuesday, 28 February, 2012