Talk Badge
Colorado
Complete five activities:
1 Carry out a body language study. Observe three people at home, at play, and at work or school. Watch how they sit, stand, gesture, and move. How do people use their bodies to communicate?
2 Create and produce a public service program to help people who have family or emotional problems. Pick a topic and collect information. Some girls can be a panel of "experts." Others can be the people with problems, and one person could be the moderator. You might want to videotape your show for others to view or take it on the road for younger girls or other Junior Girl Scout troops.
3 To explore differences in values, try this activity with friends or family. Think about each statement and decide if you agree, disagree, or are not sure. Explain your feelings and listen carefully to what other have to say.
Women in the military should have combat duty.
Everyone should have the right to carry a gun.
Watching violence on television encourages a person to act violently.
Money brings happiness.
4 Pretend you are meeting someone for the first time. Think about who that person might be. Tell yourself how you would introduce yourself to her. Talk about what you would say and how you would keep the friendship going.
5 Read each of the following situations and decide how best to respond. Make up your own situations or share a time when you had to decide how to respond.
Your mom tells you to clean up your room. Your are supposed to be at your friend's place in five minutes and your sister was the one who made the mess.
One of the girls in your class - a really big bully - takes a pencil off your desk for the fourth time today- chews the eraser and then throws it back to you.
You are sleeping over at your friend's house and her grandmother has made dinner for you. You look at your plate - fish sticks- your worst nightmare food.
6 Keeping a journal is a great way to learn about yourself, your values, and your feelings. For the next four weeks, write about what happens to you: a problem you had, a good time you had with a friend, something that upset or disappointed you. Then, reread your journal entries. What have you learned about yourself?
7 Think about a problem that you experienced recently with a family member. Maybe you fought with your brother over which television show to watch or argued with your mother over cleaning your room. Use your skills in conflict resolution or creative problem solving to resolve the situation.