Engage and Empower are two words that I have been asking middle school students to practice in order to avoid social exclusion, a form of bullying that can often occur among friends.
Engage: When you first notice that a friend is behaving or acting differently, such as sitting away from you and your other friends or looking sad, engage your friend in your activity(s). He or she may have been feeling left-out of a group activity. If your friend does not change his or her behavior and continues to look or act sad, then,
Empower: Ask your friend in a caring way to please share his or her feelings with you or another trusted friend. To engage and empower a friend may keep him or her from feeling socially excluded.
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