Fitting In & Acceptance

By: Will Fath, Jenny Craig, Trisha Milender, Jake Tuyls, Ben Keller

Definition

Accepted-• 1. to take or receive (something offered);

receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal.

• 2. to agree or consent to; accede to: to accept a treaty; to accept an apology.

Kids Who participate in group activities have a tendency to feel more accepted.

The Lone Wolf

Participation Charts

Sport/Ac-tivitesNo Sport/ activites

Male Partici-pation

Female Participation

Sport Ac-tivitesNo Spoprt/ Activites

50%

43 %

57 %

50 %

How do you want it?

AloneIn a group

41 (96.4 %)

1 (2.6 % )AloneGroup

3 (11.54 %)

23 (88.45 %)

Sports/Activities

Not Sports/Activities

Number of Friends

0 1 to2 3 to 4 5 to 70

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Sport/ActivitesNo Sport/Activites

Number Of Friends

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s

Amount of Friendly Activities

0 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 70

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Sports/ActivitesNo Sports/Activites

Days With Friends

Num

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The Older They Get

• More Expected• How to fix it • Off Topic

Questions

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