Opportunities
For many teens, this is the first example of an intimate relationship they observe
Who are Parents?
Each partner takes the time to get to know the other persona and what he/she values.
What is Listens?
Johnny pushed Jenny to the floor and kicked her.
What is Physical?
Control where one person monopolizes the other person’s time.
What is Socially?
It is important that each partner communicates in a healthy way. This includes being honest with each other and expressing thoughts and feelings by using respectful words.
What is Uses Healthy Communication?
Adolescents may spend a great deal of time thinking about these relationships, even if they don’t have one. Teens will have the least experience with this relationship type.
Who are Dating Partners?
Each partner treats the other as an equal, and both make decisions in the relationship.
What is an Equal Partner?
Threatening a partner or harming his or her sense of self-worth.
What is Emotional/Psychological?
Passive or quieter than usual or Drop in self-confidence
What is Changes in Behavior?
This level identifies personal characteristics or biological factors like age and gender.
What is Individual?
These individuals are better known as friends
Who are Peers?
Each partner feels free to spend time apart, enjoy other friends, and keep the activities and interests that are important to them. Each person feels like they can be themselves.
What is Keeps their Individuality?
When a partner is physically attacked such as pinched, hit, shoved, or kicked.
What is Physical?
Consistent attendance problems or A noticeable drop in grades.
What is Problems at School?
This level explores the settings in which social relationships occur. For at least six to eight hours a day, five days a week.
These individuals are mentors and family friends who may not have an official role in the lives of teens, but they have taken the time to show interest and build trust.
Who are Other Trusted Adults?
Partners give each other physical and emotional space and respect each other’s privacy.
What is Respect Boundaries?
Forcing a partner to engage in an act when he or she does not or cannot consent.
What is Sexual
New drinking or smoking patterns occur.
What is Alcohol or Drug use?
This level is about how the people in your life affect how you act.
What is Relationship?
These individuals help teens learn how to navigate the world beyond their home and family in school and other learning environments.
Who are Educators?
Each partner is respectful and encouraging toward the other person, including pointing out positive qualities and giving compliments.
What is Points out the Positives?
Jenny told Johnny he is nothing without her and he should go die.
What is Emotional/Psychological?
Control where one person is repeated calling, texting, e-mailing, messaging online, etc., when communication is unwanted.
What is Electronically?
This level looks at the broader world that we live in and how it influences our level of acceptance or tolerance for violence.
What is Society?