Consequences
You will be moved $5 fine Missing part of your break time Missing all of your break time
Do you agree to follow these rules today?
Aggressive communication
Aggressive communication is asking for what you want, or saying how you feel in a threatening, nasty, or hurtful way.
Aggressive communication What might they look like? What might they sound like?
Passive communication
Passive communication is when you don’t express your true feelings or say nothing at all.
Passive communication What might they look like? What might they sound like?
Assertive communication
Assertive communication is asking for what you want or saying how you feel in an honest and respectful way that does not infringe on another person’s safety, dignity, or wellbeing.
Assertive communication What might they look like? What might they sound like?
Which is best?
- Aggressive
- Passive
- Assertive
most often, an assertive response is best. It is a response that shows you know yourself to be just as good as the next person. You respect yourself and you respect others. You look out for your own needs, but you also look out for other people’s needs. Because you show confidence and you are fair, you tend to get what you want from life. different situations require different responses. If somebody is very angry, a passive response can be better, allowing them to calm down and get control of their emotions. You can address the issue later. Explain that aggressive or passive behaviour can be the result of fear or embarrassment. For example, an angry aggressive-sounding parent may be expressing their fear that their child is in danger. Somebody who seems passive may just not be sure what to do. Understanding this can help us defuse a challenging situation.
Quick Draw: AGGRESSIVE response You are shopping with your mother who keeps choosing clothes for you that you don’t like.
Quick Draw: PASSIVE response You are shopping with your mother who keeps choosing clothes for you that you don’t like.
Quick Draw: ASSERTIVE response You are shopping with your mother who keeps choosing clothes for you that you don’t like.
Quick Draw: AGGRESSIVE response You want to start shaving, but your parents don’t think you’re ready yet.
Quick Draw: PASSIVE response You want to start shaving, but your parents don’t think you’re ready yet.
Quick Draw: ASSERTIVE response You want to start shaving, but your parents don’t think you’re ready yet.
Quick Draw: AGGRESSIVE response Your aunt or uncle keeps making comments about how your body is changing.
Quick Draw: PASSIVE response Your aunt or uncle keeps making comments about how your body is changing.
Quick Draw: ASSERTIVE response Your aunt or uncle keeps making comments about how your body is changing.
Quick Draw: AGGRESSIVE You want to ask someone you like out to the movies.
Quick Draw: PASSIVE You want to ask someone you like out to the movies.
Quick Draw: ASSERTIVE You want to ask someone you like out to the movies.
Role Play
role play an assertive response to the situation
How did you show assertiveness? Describe the body language, voice, gestures and what you said that was assertive.
Why is being assertive important in a relationship?