These 100 problem-solving scenarios present real-life problems that clients must navigate at school and home. Have the client discuss what they would do if…

1. You are visiting relatives that you don’t know very well. Your parents ask you to sit down and talk to them.
2. Your family sits down for a special meal. Your favorite dish isn’t on the table because someone wanted to try a new recipe.
3. A relative seems so excited about the gift they found you. When you open it, you don’t like it.
4. You have family over for the weekend. One of your cousins is very annoying. They won’t stop talking and don’t want to share any of their games.
5. It’s a very long car ride to get to your relative’s house. After several hours, you become bored and are ready to be there.
6. Your cousin starts a snowball fight, but you don’t want to continue.
7. You visit relatives in a very cold area with lots of snow. You didn’t bring enough warm layers.
8. During the family meal, you try a little of everything, but afterward realize you ate too much and don’t feel well.
9. You spent a whole weekend helping your parents put up holiday decorations outside. Overnight, someone steals some of your decorations.
10. You get invited to a party but are not sure what to wear. One friend thinks it is formal and the other thinks it is casual.
11. You were asked to pack all of the presents for your relatives but once you’re at their house, you realize you forgot to do so.
12. At your relative’s house, you accidentally break a piece of fine china during dinner.
13. Your friend invites you over for a holiday celebration, but you are unfamiliar with the traditions.
14. While holiday shopping with your parents, the stores are crowded and have long lines. You are tired of shopping and waiting in line.
15. You cannot wait to open your birthday presents but are still waiting on a few more relatives.
16. You have a virtual class in 10 minutes but your sibling is playing games online and doesn’t want to stop.
17. You need to talk to your parents but they are in a virtual meeting.
18. You miss seeing your friends but cannot see them in person yet because you are getting over the flu.
19. You realize you forgot to do your homework for class.
20. During class online, other students won’t put themselves on mute and there is a lot of background noise.
21. You have an online meeting but after waiting 10 minutes, the other person still hasn’t shown up yet.
22. You need a break from being inside for too long with back to back Zoom meetings.
23. Someone in your family ate all of the snacks.
24. You remember your friend borrowed something from you before school closed for the summer and you want it back.
25. You keep winning online games and your friend is mad at you.
26. In a virtual meeting, you want to make a comment but people keep interrupting.
27. You’re tired of online classes and meetings.
28. You are working on a group project in science class today but forgot the batteries you were supposed to bring.
29. You need to bring brownies tomorrow for the school bake sale but forgot to tell your parents until 8pm the night before.
30. While everyone is taking a test, the teacher leaves the room. The student next to you asks to look at your answers.
31. You see the new kid at school being harrassed by a big bully.
32. You forgot your lunch at home but don’t realize it until your class is heading to the lunchroom.
33. Another student tries to trip you in the hallway when you walk by.
34. In the middle of your second class, you start to feel sick.
35. You stop by the 7-11 after school with your friends and notice one of them putting candy in their pocket and walk out.
36. You miss the school bus and your parents have already for work.
37. Your phone is almost out of battery and you don’t have a charger with you.
38. Your best friend tells your secret crush that you like them.
39. At the school dance, your friend thinks they are a fantastic dancer but they are really just embarrassing you.
40. The substitute teacher keeps calling you the wrong name.
41. Another student eats your friend’s candy and then blames you.
42. You can’t remember your password to the class homework webpage.
43. You accidentally grab your sister’s lunch before you left the house for school and it has all of the foods you dislike.
44. You hear that another student has been spreading rumors about you.
45. You are running late for the game and on the way out, you knock over a glass of water.
46. There is a new student in your class.
47. A friend comes to you in tears and says that someone has been making fun of them.
48. Two boys are throwing a ball in class and accidentally hit you in the face.
49. Your friend invites you to spend the night. While you are there, you hear their parents arguing loudly.
50. You study for a test all night but when the teacher gives out the test in class, you realize you studied the wrong material.
51. Your friend invites you over for dinner but when they tell you the menu, you realize it’s something you don’t like.
52. You see your neighbor’s dog running around the neighborhood and notice their gate is open.
53. You stayed up late to watch a movie and feel groggy the next morning.
54. Your friend invites you to a party but you find out that someone you don’t like will be there.
55. Your best friend arrives at school with an arm cast.
56. You are planning your birthday party but know that two of your guests have food allergies.
57. Your parent gives you $10 to spend after school. You put it in your backpack but notice it is missing once school is out.
58. While writing an English paper, your computer crashes and you lose the work. The paper is due the next day.
59. Your parent is running late to pick you up from your after school activity.
60. While playing in the house, you break an important picture frame.
61. You open a box from Target to find a board game but there is no card or note to know who sent it.
62. You see a friend steal things from your teacher’s desk.
63. The neighbor’s dog won’t stop barking at night.
64. You’re out riding your bike and 10 minutes from home, you get two flat tires.
65. Your brother ate the last piece of cake that you were saving.
66. You forgot your computer charger at home and need to get work done.
67. At the movies, you sit in gum.
68. When you are home alone, you hear a loud thud upstairs.
69. You borrowed a game from your friend and lost part of the pieces.
70. The dog literally ate your homework.
71. Your best friend tells you they are moving to another state.
72. You step in gum while you are out shopping with your parents.
73. A student in your class has special needs and you witness other students making fun of them.
74. You find a $20 bill in the hallway at school.
75. You drop your lunch on the floor.
76. Your friend invites you over on Saturday but you think their little sibling is annoying.
77. You get back from gym class and notice that your school clothes and shoes are missing.
78. A friend confides in you that they often go to school hungry because they don’t have food at home.
79. You invite a friend over for movie night but you can’t agree on what to watch.
80. The teacher gives you instructions to complete an assignment but you are confused about what you need to do.
81. Your teacher is a fast talker and it’s difficult to keep up with what they are saying.
82. A student in your class has started to bully you.
83. On your way home from school, an unexpected thunderstorm pops up. You don’t have an umbrella and you and your things are getting all wet.
84. You go to a friend’s house while their parents are gone and they offer you alcohol.
85. You hear several students discussing how to cheat on an upcoming test.
86. You see a student littering on school grounds.
83. You see someone being excluded from a game.
84. You are asked to keep a secret that could hurt someone.
85. You have a disagreement with your friend and now they won’t speak to you.
86. You accidentally break your parent’s phone.
87. You are invited to a party but know there will be drugs there.
88. You see someone using their phone to cheat on a test.
89. You notice that a classmate is struggling with an assignment.
90. You invite a friend over and they are disrespectful to your parents.
91. You’re asked to participate in a prank that could hurt someone.
92. You see someone pull the fire alarm at school.
93. Your friend’s parents offer you a ride to school but the seatbelts don’t work in the backseat.
94. You see someone eat another student’s dessert while they aren’t looking.
95. Your friend comes over in a snowstorm without a coat, hat, or gloves.
96. You wake up feeling sick but don’t want to miss school because you have a fun presentation to do.
97. Someone tells you a rumor about another student that you know isn’t true.
98. At a friend’s house, you decide to go on a bike ride using their extra bike, but you don’t have a helmet.
99. Your teacher told everyone to find a partner for a project but everyone is already partnered up except you.
100. While you are home alone, you hear a knock at the door.