building healthy relationships key standard 8 : family life
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BUILDING HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS
Key Standard 8 : Family Life
RELATIONSHIPS
The way in which two or more
concepts, objects, or people are
connected, or the state of being
connected.
BENEFITS OF RELATIONSHIPS
• Love• Companionship• Safety• Shared interests• Affection
• Sharing hopes and dreams
• Someone is there for you
• Shared culture or religion
• Someone to have fun with
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS INCLUDE:
• Happiness• Trust• Love• Affection• Equality• Mutual Respect• Friendship• Humor/Fun• Can be yourself• No fear of other• Independence
• Laughter• Common Interests• Support• Fair fights• Acceptance• Comfort• Kindness• Strong self-esteem• Good communication• Honesty
What do you think are habits in healthy relationships?
1. Define the term “dating relationship”.
2. Do you think there is a pressure to date? If so,
where does it come from?
3. Do you think that males and females have
similar expectations about dating? EXPLAIN!
4. What factors might influence the qualities you
look for in a partner?
SAFE DATING
Dating should be fun and
provide you with an
opportunity to get to know
the other person.
Make sure someone knows
where you are going and
roughly how long it will be.
• Be aware of the effects of substance use and the risk of sexual activity as a result
• Know your limits around sexual activity. Be clear!
• Be honest with your date and use assertive communication.
I don’t think At leastwe should date she’s beinganymore. Honest.
Unhealthy Dating Relationships
Key Standard 8 : Family Life
Relationship Violence
The emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuse of one partner by
another in a dating
relationship where the couple
is not living together.
UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP INCLUDE:
• No trust• No respect• Jealousy• Bad/no
communication• Low self-esteem• Power issues• Lack of
understanding
• Unfair fights• Other person tries
to change you• Lies• Manipulation• Fear
UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
• Problems may begin to arise in relationships at different times.
• They may start out as “innocent” issues and can eventually lead to abuse and violence.
• Many teens settle for unhealthy relationships and find it difficult to communicate their concerns to their partners.
WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT FOR SOMEONE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE IN AN UNHEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP?
Forms of AbusePhysical Abuse - The intentional use of any
action that could cause pain or injury.
• Shoving/pushing
• Slapping/kicking/punching
• Biting/pinching
• hair-pulling
• throwing things
• threatening to cause harm with a weapon.
Sexual Abuse - Unwanted sexual touching.
• sexual acts without consent
• making fun of them for not wanting to do certain sexual things
• unsafe sexual practices
• forcing a person into degrading
• humiliating or painful sexual acts.
Emotional/Psychological Abuse - Affects your feelings or mental state.
• Name-calling/insulting/humiliating• Blaming• Destroying possessions• Threatening to cause personal harm to friends,
family or pets• Threatening to commit suicide to get their way• Stalking• Guilt tripping/mind games.
Why might teens not tell?