Lydia talks about true friends being people who make us feel good about ourselves. Who are the people in your life that help you feel good about yourself? Talk about what it is they do that help you feel good about yourself.

Practice the Catchphrase - “True friends let you be you.” Remember the actions too.

In the video Lydia gives us three questions to help us decide who our ‘True Friends’ are;

a) Who do I feel comfortable around?
b) Who encourages me?
c) Who do I enjoy hanging out with?

Whose name/s kept popping up when you answered these questions?

In te reo we can say “He taonga nga hoa pono.” This translates to “True friends are treasures.” Describe the characteristics and behaviours of a treasured friend of yours.

Stu gives five criteria of a true friend;
a) True friends notice when you’re not feeling yourself.
b) True friends love spending time with you.
c) True friends prefer the real you.
d) True friends are interested in your hobbies and what you do.

e) True friends build you up when you need it.

Come up with your own ‘real life’ example for each of these criteria. You could even act them out!

Describe what it’s like to have someone encouraging you and the difference it makes to how you feel about yourself.

True friends accept us as we are. BUT at Cool Bananas we take this further and think that true friends encourage us to be ourselves. Explain what the difference is between accepting and encouraging.

Share some of the things you can do to be a true friend.