Joint Activity 2
Good Times Game
The overall goal of the Good Times Game is to encourage teens and parents to
recall positive experiences with each other, as well as some of the positive
qualities that they each have. All that is needed are the Good Times cards
below. Print these and paste each statement to 3 x 5 index card. Have
participants form groups of 4-6. Create enough decks of the Good Times cards
so each group can have a set. Allow 15-30 minutes to do the activity. When the
activity is over, ask participants one thing they learned from playing the game.
Before beginning, tell the participants that they should think of each
other (the parent and teen who are present) as they play the game.
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Describe a fun time you had together that was 5 or
more years ago.
How does your teen/parent know you care about him
or her?
Name 2 activities you enjoy doing together.
What are 3 of your teen’s/parent’s most positive
qualities?
Describe something you haven’t done yet, but would
like to do together in the future.
Name 2 things you like to hear your teen/parent say
to you.
Name 3 things you agree with your teen/parent
about.
What is one positive way that your teen/parent is
unique from other people?
Describe a time/situation when the two of you laughed
a lot together.
Describe a time when the two of you felt really
close.
Describe a time when your teen/parent was a big help
to you.
What is your teen’s/parent’s favorite family
tradition?
Name two things that make you proud of your
teen/parent.
What is a way that your teen/parent shows he or she
cares about you?
What do you (or will you) miss most when you
haven’t seen your parent/teen for a long time?
Goes with Teen and Parent Goal 9