Relationships
What is a relationship?
An emotional connection between two people.
What are boundaries?
Guidelines you communicate to others to help you feel comfortable and safe.
Why is communication important in relationships?
So you're on the same page, show respect, avoid conflict/drama
Joe's girlfriend goes to a different school. He's convinced she's cheating on him, so he calls her every five minutes while in class.
Unhealthy
What does No mean?
NO!
Who are people you can have a relationship with?
Family, Friends, Boy/Girlfriend, Husband/Wife, Support Staff, etc.
True or False:
Everyone has the SAME BOUNDARIES and that's how you know how to treat others.
FALSE
Name 3 coping skills,
Deep breathing, walking away, counting to 10, stress ball, singing, dancing, ect.
Kamie saw a post from her friend. In the post she was left out of a picture & the caption was "these are my real friends". She decides to wait until she calms down to ask him about it.
Healthy
What would you say?
TRUE OR FALSE
If you give consent for one action, that means you give to consent to all actions.
False
What are some signs you are in a healthy relationship?
Communication, respect, trust, affection, can be yourself, conflict resolution
One of your boundaries is that you don't like to be touched. There are people that don't know your boundary & they try to greet you with a hug. Is it okay to let them hug you because you don't want to seem mean?
No!
How would you handle it?
What are some unhealthy communication skills?
Yelling, name calling/blaming, ignoring, giving in, being forceful, not listening, playing victim
Lydia has a bad temper & decides to yell at her siblings, insulting them because of a mistake they made. She says that they will be ok because she apologizes every time, she does it.
Unhealthy
Give 5 examples of other ways to say No.
Can't get jiggy with that...
¿Cómo se dice...No?
oh no, I could never...
It's gonna be a no for me Dawg
oooh...nah
What are some signs you are in an unhealthy relationship?
Fear, lack of communication, lying, manipulation, hiding your feelings/emotions, giving more
The person you are dating is pressuring you into kissing, even though no kissing was one of your boundaries, but they said they might love you. This is a good reason to change your boundary?
NO.
How would you deal with the situation.
What are 3 types of Communication Styles?
Passive
Aggressive
Assertive
You found out your friend has a fear of heights. You talked to them about this & think that sitting & talking on top of your garage would help.
Although that's a little much, healthy because you aren't making them do it & not playing trying to fake push them off the garage.
If one or both people are under the influence of any type of drug or alcohol, they can give consent.
No!
What are some things you can do to form new relationships?
Clubs/activities, sharing interests/compliments, church
There's a new co-worker at your job and they have made it clear they are allergic to peanuts. You decide to eat Snickers around them & offer a bite every week.
What are you doing ?
Ignoring their boundaries, and disrespecting them (& possibly harming them)
Kate and Sam are on a first date. Kate is wearing a mini-skirt, She is very flirty on the date. At the end of the date. Sam makes a move, Kate asks him to stop. Sam continues to pressure Kate. Was consent given?
NO!!
Mya and Lay are good friends, but Lay dislikes how Mya sometimes makes mean comments about her appearance. She doesn’t feel comfortable confronting Mya about this. When she finally decides to, Mya listens attentively and said she didn’t realize she was hurting Lay. She apologizes for her behavior and they talk about how to make their friendship stronger.
Healthy
What is consent?
Consent means being able to say “YES! I want that! That sounds great!” or being able to say “No! I don’t want that!” and having your words respected! It also means asking before you touch someone’s body and LISTENING to their YES or NO.