Boundaries
What are boundaries?
What is the hardest part about talking to adults/parents?
Not feeling judged
Worried about getting in trouble
Awkward
Trust
What are some ways to address a conflict?
Discussion
Agree to disagree
Space
What is hard about making friends?
Anxiety
Not having the same interests
Trust
worried about saying the wrong thing
confidence
Your bf/gf asks you to hang out on Friday night through a text on Tuesday morning. You ask for permission from your parents and they say 'yes.'
Friday night comes around and you didn't see or speak to your bf/gf the whole day at school, through text/call, or social media.
Your mind immediately thinks the worst.
Instead, what should you do?
- Text your bf/gf to see if you are still going to hang out
- Find a new bf/gf
- Show up at their house, unannounced
Text your bf/gf to see if you are still going to hang out
What boundaries can be crossed when talking with adults?
What is the easiest part about talking to adults?
What can make a conflict worse for you?
What is an important characteristic of a friendship?
Trust
Loyalty
Respect
Having Fun
Feeling comfortable
Who should initiate the first conversation?
What are some ways to avoid crossing boundaries?
What is a common misconception adults have on talking with teens?
Which is more important;
the quantity of friends
or
the quality of friends?
If you bf/gf is treating you poorly, what should you do?
If you still want to be with them, what should you do?
OPEN VOTE
What is your own personal boundary you do not like being crossed?
What is something adults should change when they talk to teens?
What do you think can help conflict not happen as often with friends/family/teachers/adults?
Have you ever had a friend that peer pressured you into doing something you didn't want to do?
What is consent?
mutual permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
Jenny told her best friend Amanda a secret about herself that she didn't want anyone else to know. Amanda promised to not say anything about it. Amanda hung out with her other friend Lena and let Jenny's secret slip out. Lena began to share the secret out to EVERYONE at school and began twisting the secret around to make it even more interesting.
Who crossed a boundary in this incident?
Amanda and Lena
What do you wish you could talk to adults about more comfortably?
What skills do you have that have helped with conflict resolution?
How do you keep a friend?
Does gender affect how consent is viewed?
It should not. Consent is objective.