Healthy Relationships
True or False: In a healthy relationship, it is important to keep your friends' secrets, even if you are worried about their safety or the safety of someone else.
FALSE.
If you are worried about your safety, the safety of a friend, or the safety of someone else, it is important to tell an adult immediately, even if a friend asks you not to.
Why are Boundaries important?
Boundaries help define what you feel comfortable with and how you would like to be treated.
Name 4 examples of unhealthy behaviours in a relationship.
Getting angry or upset if that person doesn’t drop everything for you.
Putting you down and constantly criticizing you.
Preventing you from talking to other friends.
Try to stop you from engaging in activities and interests that you enjoy.
Physically hurt you, or threaten to physically hurt you.
Is not respecting your boundaries if you have said that something they are doing or saying is making you feel uncomfortable.
Name 3 examples of how you can set boundaries when you feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
Be direct
Leave the situation
Ignore them
Repeat yourself if necessary
Make an excuse
Blame your parents
Use humour
Block the person from social media
Stop all contact
Name 5 qualities of a healthy relationship
Mutual respect, honesty, trust, support, fairness, equality, separate identities, and good communication.
Physical, emotional, time and material