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Healthy Relationships

Healthy Relationships. Relationship – a bond or connection you have with other people. Family relationships. Immediate family Parents/guardians and siblings Extended family Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. Friendships.

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Healthy Relationships

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  1. Healthy Relationships Relationship – a bond or connection you have with other people

  2. Family relationships • Immediate family • Parents/guardians and siblings • Extended family • Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins

  3. Friendships • Friendship – a significant relationship between two people that is based on caring, trust, and consideration • Share similar values • Can influence you • May be hard work

  4. Community Relationships • Citizenship – the way you conduct yourself as a member of the community • Members work together to promote safety and well-being for the entire community

  5. Roles with Peers, Family, and Friends • Role – part you play in a relationship • May be obvious • Sometimes less clear

  6. Three C’s of healthy relationships • Communication • Your ways of sending and receiving messages • Cooperation • Working together for the good of all • Compromise • A problem-solving method that involves each participant’s giving up something to reach a solution that satisfies everyone • Used to create a win-win situation • Give and take

  7. Communication • Communication is important in your overall health • Has a direct impact on your mental/emotional development • The right communication techniques are coping skills that allow a person to set healthy boundaries • Help you to solve problems in a productive way • Social health • Enhance quality of relationships

  8. Communication • People with poor communication skills often turn to other things to help them cope with the demands of life • Substance abuse, eating disorders, etc. • Communication skills are taught in rehab

  9. Negative Forms of communication • Passive • Non-committal statements • Let people walk all over you • Key words – maybe, sometimes, I don’t know, you decide… • Aggressive • Showing no respect for the other person • Things to watch for – tone of voice, volume, physical aggression… • “You” message • Passive-Aggressive • Hidden aggression

  10. Effective Communication • Assertive • Getting your point across in a respectful way • “I” statement format • “I feel _____________ when you ___________ I wish/want/hope/need ________________”

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