Communication
True or False: Yelling is a good way to be heard.
What is false?
A friend keeps texting you after you ask for space. What could you say?
“Please stop. I need some space right now.”
This is what we set to feel safe and comfortable with others.
What are boundaries?
If someone makes you feel nervous or scared often, that is a ____.
What is a red flag or warning sign?
Your friend is sad. What’s one kind thing you can say?
“I’m here for you” or “Do you want to talk?”
If a friend is talking, what’s a good thing to do to show you’re listening?
What is make eye contact, nod, or wait your turn to talk?
Someone offers you a hug, but you don’t want one. What can you do?
Say “No thank you,” or “I’m not comfortable with that.”
If someone keeps touching your stuff after you ask them not to, what boundary are they breaking?
What is personal space or respect?
True or False: Feeling happy, safe, and respected are signs of a healthy relationship.
What is true?
How can you show a friend you care?
(Possible answers: be kind, spend time together, ask how they feel)
Name one way to express how you feel in a respectful way
(Possible answers: “I feel…” statements, taking deep breaths, using kind words)
Your classmate keeps interrupting you. What can you say?
“I’d like to finish talking, please.”
You feel upset when someone reads your private messages. What boundary is being crossed?
What is privacy?
What’s one way your body might tell you something feels “off”?
(Possible answers: stomach ache, heart races, you feel nervous)
Name one way to be respectful in a friendship
(Possible answers: listen, keep promises, give space when needed)
True or False: Listening is just as important as talking in a conversation.
What is true?
Someone you don’t know well asks personal questions. What should you do?
Say “I’d rather not share that,” or walk away.
Name one way to show you respect someone else’s boundaries.
(Possible answers: ask first, listen, stop when they say stop)
Name one red flag in a friendship or relationship.
(Possible answers: controlling, mean words, not respecting space)
If your friend says “stop,” what should you do?
What is stop right away?