Strengths, weaknesses and conflict resolution

Question 1

What is a strength? List 3 of your strengths.

Answer 1

Strengths are things you are good at. For example: running, soccer, drawing, being patient, caring, helping others

Question 2

What is a weakness? List 1 of your weaknesses.

Answer 2

A weakness is something you are not good at, but it can also be something you do or say. It could be something you don’t do or say. For example: you may have a bad habit of telling lies to get out of trouble or you may give up too easily when facing a challenge, or not listening when your teacher speaks, or it may be physical - you struggle to swim or catch a ball.

Question 3

What causes conflict?

Answer 3

There are 6 different causes:
1. basic needs - people fight over things like food and money
2. Different value systems - people argue when they believe in different things
3. Different opinions - people can fight over different views about things
4. Limited resources - when someone has a limited amount of something and their friends have more
(page cut off - will find out 5 and 6)

Question 4

Tom has a bad habit of telling untrue stories about other boys and girls. This makes them angry and they don’t like him. He has no friends and sits on his own at break time.

How could you use your strengths to help Tom overcome his weakness?

Answer 4

For example -
I could use my kindness by sitting with him and make me him feel loved
I could use my strength of listening to ask him why he makes up stories

Question 5

Zama is very sad and angry at school. She cannot read english and the teacher often shouts at her. She wishes she could read like other children.

How could you use your strengths to help Zama overcome her weakness?

Answer 5

I could use my strength of helpfulness to help Zama with reading.

I could use my strength of bravery to tell the teacher that she is making Zama sad which doesn’t help her with reading.

I could use my strength of caring to encourage her to see her other strengths.

Question 6

Peter cries easily and is being bullied by the big boys at school. They steal his lunch and kick his school bag around.

How could you use your strengths to help Peter overcome his weakness?

Answer 6

I could use my strength of being brave to tell the boys not to bully Peter.

I could use my strength of caring to be Peter’s friend.

I could use my strength of encouragement to tell Peter to be brave and to stand up for himself.

Question 7

What is conflict?

Answer 7

Conflict is when you or others disagree or argue about something.

Question 8

What steps can you to take on the conflict path to stop conflict becoming shouting, crying or even violence?

Answer 8

1. Stop
2. Speak
3. Listen
4. Think

Question 9

Explain how you can use 2 of your strengths to help people?

Answer 9

Example:

I use my artistic strengths to draw beautiful cards for my sister.

Question 10

Explain how you can use one of your strengths to overcome one of your weaknesses?

Answer 10

Example:

I am courageous and can use my strength of courage to overcome my fear of the dark.