Patience means you wait calmly without complaining!

Talking Points:

  • Tips for being patient:
    • Tip #1 Look at it a different way. Remember how the other person feels when you get impatient and be glad you are getting a turn at all.
    • Tip #2 – Find a distraction! While you wait, busy yourself doing something else so the time passes faster.
Discussion:
  1. Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
  2. Share a time you had to wait a long time for something (vacation, meal, sleepover). How did you act while you waited?
  3. Using your example from question #2, what would it look like for you to be impatient while you waited? What would it look like to be patient instead?
  4. What are some other things you can do to distract yourself when you have to wait for something to happen?
  5. How do you need to be more patient at home? At school?
  6. Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?