Thanksgiving Social Skills and Problem Solving | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

On the way to your grandparents house, your baby brother won't stop crying. What could you do?

Ask what's wrong, try to help her feel better.

Tell her to be quiet because she is hurting your ears

Tell a grownup to stop the car.

Your cousins are coming over for Thanksgiving. Last year, they played with your video game and broke it. You have a new game system, and you know they will ask to use it. What would you do?

Find something else to do with them.

Play the game but don't share it with them.

Lie and say it is broken.

You have finished eating dinner before anyone else has. You want to leave the table. What should you do?

Ask permission to leave the table

Get up and leave

Ask for more food even though you're full.

You were asked to sit at the kids table, but all the kids are at least 5 years younger than you. What would you do?

Ask if you can sit with the adults or sit with them and help

Get up and leave

Refuse to eat

You look forward to apple pie every year, but this year you notice there isn't any apple pie. What should you do?

Try a different kind of pie

Refuse to eat

Skip dessert.

You only like dark meat turkey, but when the platter gets to you, there isn't any left. What should you do?

Try the white meat, ask politely if there is any more dark meat.

You are expected to help clean up after dinner. You notice the other kids aren't helping. What would you do?

Ask for help cleaning up.

Stop cleaning.

Do what you can by yourself, then stop.

You want to watch a TV show, but your family is watching football. What should you do?

Wait until the show is over, then ask to change the channel. Find something else to do in the meantime.

At dinner, they ask you to hold hands to give thanks. This makes you uncomfortable. What should you do?

Explain that holding hands makes you feel uncomfortable.

You are going to visit relatives for Thanksgiving, your parents tell you that you have to dress up. You would rather wear sweatpants.

Compromise. Find clothes that look nice and are comfortable, if possible. Wear your dress clothes, it is just for one day.

Everyone is talking about football. You don't like football, or know much about it. What should you do?

Listen, you can add comments or ask questions on the topic. When there is a break in the conversation, you can try to change the topic.

Grandma asked you to help set the table. She is busy cooking in the kitchen. You can't find the napkins. What should you do?

Say "Grandma, excuse me where are the napkins?"

You are going to your aunt's house for Thanksgiving, but you think your aunt's cooking stinks. What should you do?

Go, be polite, find some things to eat on the table.