Video Summary - 10 Ways to Be a Better Friend! 💖✨

Key wellness / self-care / friendship strategies

Practice quick acts of kindness to improve someone’s day—you never know how much it helps.
Know how to apologize effectively:
- Keep it simple
- Take responsibility
- Show you didn’t mean it
Use light, positive emotional support (e.g., jokes or conversation) to cheer someone up.
Include and connect:
- Don’t leave someone alone
- Invite them into your group or make plans with them
Follow core relationship principles:
- Be kind (kindness often encourages kindness back)
- Treat others how you want to be treated
Use positive gestures and follow-through:
- Offer help
- Share small gifts or notes
- Extend friendship invitations to repair relationships
Run a “kindness challenge”:
- Pick one of the ideas and do it for someone you know

Say a clear apology: “I’m sorry, could you please forgive me? I didn’t mean to do it.”
Offer help to show regret—help them even if they didn’t ask.
Invite connection if they’re feeling left out: Ask to hang out/chat and include something like: “I won’t make the mistake again.”
Give a small gift or note (if you can’t talk right then), and include a message explaining you didn’t mean it.
Make amends directly: “I’m so sorry… do you want to be friends again?” (Then follow it with an activity, like shopping together.)

Start with humor: Ask, “Want to know a joke?” and tell one—even if it’s awkward or not that funny.
Reach out socially: If someone is sitting alone, go chat and invite them into your group.
Be kind consistently: Kindness is positioned as a key habit that creates a kinder environment.
Offer friendship/time: Ask them to be friends or hang out (e.g., “Do you want to hang out right now?”).
Do a kindness challenge: Choose one suggested action (from today’s list or your own) and do it for someone you know.