Real conversations with your students.
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"I turned in the test today, wish me luck."
"I Don't know yesterday and today I just Felt sad when I woke up."
"What do you do if nobody likes you"
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."
"You too, have a great rest of the day😁"
"These tips will probably help a lot for now - I'd love to stay in touch, and I'll reach out if I'm struggling again (probably sooner rather than later 😅) thank you so so much"
"There's a lot on my to do list and I feel it piling up"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"How do I get rid of a friend that is mean and is taking all of my friends"
"“Thats a good idea! Ive never tried that. Usually each day I just get a 1-2 hour nap...Alright i will definitely have to! Thank you so much”"
"this is actually helping me a lot😂 so thank you !"
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"I'm stressed with my grades still. Normally I have all A's but I have a C in math that I've been trying to get up but I don't get the unit I missed"
"“I have tried to talk a little bit to my parents but I didnt like seeing them upset, plus they are already worried about me to much as it is, I dont want to add more weight on them anymore. And I dont trust the counselors anymore”"
"thanks, that's really nice to hear honestly. I hope you have a great day"
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"I was home from school for two weeks because I was depressed because my parents divorced this summer and I moved and haven't been feeling belonged at school"
"“Thank you so much for your support!”"
"I can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"That’s a great idea thank you, honestly, I really appreciate it.”"
"That's a good thought, everyone has something to contribute, sometimes it's just hard to see my part when others seem to have so much more to contribute than I do, I appreciate your help, this program is a really great idea"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"I have a question, I have a friend who hasn't been making the best choices and so I've been trying to stop being friends with her how do I do that without hurting her feelings?"
"I love music, thank you! Thank you so much for ur help"
"You're welcome! 😉 But thanks to you too 😁"
"I don’t enjoy my life anymore.I mess everything up. I dont like it. My life is painful and since then I've had 2 suicide attempts. Been like this since mid 2019"
"Thank you so much for the help and advice!"
"I'll try to gain the courage to talk to someone irl, if not I'll come back to talk to you- it's easy to release over text honestly 😅"