Friend Group Shifts
When your people change.
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What it is
Friend groups shift a lot in the teen years. Friends drift, plans happen without you, the group chat goes quiet, or you just don't fit like you used to. It can hurt like a breakup, even when nobody did anything wrong. Friend Group Shifts is a 16-page printable workbook written straight to teens. It helps them sort out what actually happened, check the "is it me?" spiral fairly, reach out with words that sound like them, find new people, and know when it's not a shift at all but bullying.
What's included
- Start Here: four common kinds of shifts (drifting, left out, quiet chat, outgrowing), each pointing to the pages that help most, plus ground rules
- What Happened: before, the shift, and now, with "what I know for sure" and "what I'm guessing" kept apart
- My Feelings Map: 18 feeling words (including relieved and numb), when it hits hardest, and where you feel it
- "Is It Me?": a fair reality check with 10 things that change friend groups that aren't about you, evidence on both sides, and a fair verdict
- When the Chat Goes Quiet: what quiet can mean, and five things to try instead of re-reading the chat
- Reach-Out Texts: 8 short, low-pressure texts to copy or change, from checking in to letting go kindly
- Write My Own Text: a phone-shaped draft space, a before-I-send checklist, and what to do with yes, maybe, or no reply
- A Pause, or a Goodbye?: rough patch vs. outgrowing, and how to let go without drama
- Finding New People: places to look plus a "my people map"
- The One-on-One Plan: five small steps to get to know one person, plus openers that aren't weird
- My Kind of Friend: what I want, what I bring, deal-breakers, and different friends for different jobs
- When It's More Than a Shift: clear signs of bullying, what to do, telling isn't snitching, and an "adults I could tell" list
- My Lonely Days Plan: right now, tonight, and this week, plus a lunch backup plan
- Two Weeks Later: a check-back page
- Before You Go: keeping it going and when to get more support
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Terms of use
For personal, classroom, and counseling-room use. Please don't share or resell the file.
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