FAIR FIGHTING
2. No physical violence - It's hard to reason with someone you are hitting or pushing
3. No yelling It's hard to reason with someone you are intimidating
4. No labels "Thief, Liar, etc"
5. No name calling "Stupid, dumb, lazy"
6. No put-downs "You'll never be anything"
7. No universals "You always, never", or "I always, never"
8. No assumptions Bringing up what action was taken in the past and assuming
it will be the same this time, or interpreting an action to be something other than what is actually seen.
9. No one else's name "Suzie made me do it"
10 No interupting Everyone will get a chance to talk, but only one at a time
11 "I" statements only No "You" statements. or pointing finger
12 No excuses "I only" "I just" "But I" "Because"
WHAT DO YOU HAVE LEFT? IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
Now you can solve the problem. Evaluate what could have been done better; when something else could have been done.