In BHPS model, Fairness is a character strength that fits within the relationships arm.

Fair means treating everyone equally and giving everyone a fair chance. Fair is when everyone has their needs met. To be fair you need to remember to treat people the way you want to be treated.

People who are fair play by the rules, they take turns and think about how their actions may affect others.

The following videos show examples of both unfairness and fairness.

At school, when playing (games and sport) and in your home, there are many examples of writtten and unwritten rules to make things fair to everyone.

Recently, some extra rules such as physical distancing have been put in place to protect many people, especially the elderly, from the caronavirus. Do you think these rules are fair?

Some more examples of unwritten rules are; in my home, people take their shoes off before they come inside if they are muddy or wet so as not to dirty the floors. Another understanding is that we take it in turns to wash the dishes after dinner.

In the classroom, students know to put their hands up if they want to speak as it’s unfair to the teacher and their classmates if they call out.

Can you list some rules, or understandings that you can think of that make things fair? Why do we have these understandings/rules?