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Learn key social skills including active listening, expressing yourself, understanding body language, and assertive behavior to build healthy relationships. Explore ways to develop empathy, tolerance, and cope with family challenges.
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Building Responsible Relationships Lessons • Lesson 1Social Skills • Lesson 2Sensitivity Skills • Lesson 3Family Health • Lesson 4 Influences on Teen Relationships • Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships • Lesson 6 Teen Dating Use the arrow keys or click the mouse to advance the current slide. Use the Next button to advance to the next slide
Lesson 1 Social Skills Bellringer Describe three ways that you can be a good listener.
Lesson 1 Social Skills Objectives • Explainwhy clearly expressing yourself is important. • List four characteristics of active listening. • Describe the ways of expressing body language. • Contrast assertive behavior with passive behavior and with aggressive behavior.
Lesson 1 Social Skills Objectives continued • Describe the three aspects of personal responsibility. • Explain how refusal skills help maintain healthy relationships.
Lesson 1 Social Skills Start Off Write What is active listening?
Lesson 1 Social Skills Expressing Yourself • One Part of CommunicationOne requirement of communication is to express yourself. You have to be able to express yourself clearly so that people around you know what you are thinking and feeling. • Using Art Sometimes, expressing feelings can be hard. Using a form of art can help.
Lesson 1 Social Skills Understanding Others • Active ListeningActive listening includes the following behaviors: • 1. paying attention to the person speaking • 2. making eye contact • 3. nodding when you understand • 4. asking questions when you don’t understand
Lesson 1 Social Skills Understanding Body Language • What Is Body Language?Body language is a way of communicating by using facial expressions, hand gestures, and body posture. • Using Words and Body Language Together Sending the same message with your words and your body language will help people understand you.
Lesson 1 Social Skills Communicating Through Behavior • What Is Behavior?You send messages through your behavior. Your behavior is how you choose to respond or act. • Being Assertive Assertive behavior is expressing your thoughts and feelings in a respectful way. Assertive behavior is helpful in relationships.
Lesson 1 Social Skills Character and Personal Responsibility • Character and RelationshipsRelationships are affected by the character of the people in them. • Being Responsible One value that helps relationships is responsibility. Taking personal responsibility means doing your part, keeping promises, and accepting the consequences of your actions.
Lesson 1 Social Skills Refusal Skills • Personal ResponsibilityOne way to take personal responsibility is to use refusal skills whenever you need them. • Caring About Your Relationships Using refusal skills shows that you care about your relationships. It shows that you take responsibility for the consequences of your decisions.
Lesson 2 Sensitivity Skills Bellringer Write three sentences that describe how one person you talked with today seemed to feel.
Lesson 2 Sensitivity Skills Objectives • Explain four ways to develop empathy. • Explain why tolerance is important to relationships.
Lesson 2 Sensitivity Skills Start Off Write Why is tolerance important to relationships?
Lesson 2 Sensitivity Skills Developing Empathy • Identifying FeelingsWhen you are talking with people, try to identify their feelings. Be specific. For example, you could say: • 1. “You seem upset at what your sister did.” • 2. “You seem excited about moving to a new city.” • 3. “You seem disappointed with the part you got in the play.”
Lesson 2 Sensitivity Skills Showing Tolerance • What Is Tolerance?Tolerance is the ability to overlook differences and accept people for who they are. • Why Show Tolerance? Showing tolerance can help you build relationships with people who are different from you.
Lesson 3 Family Health Bellringer Name everyone who lives in your household, and explain one role that each of these people has in the household.
Lesson 3 Family Health Objectives • Explain how a family’s structure can change over time. • Explainhow both adults and teens can provide nurturing in a family. • Explain why family roles and responsibilities change. • Identify three disruptive changes that families face. • Explain two ways to cope with family problems.
Lesson 3 Family Health Start Off Write What are two healthy ways to cope with family problems?
Lesson 3 Family Health Family Structure • Nurturing RelationshipsThe job of every family is to nurture its members. • Different Kinds of Families Families don’t always keep the same structure. The figure on the next slide shows some common family structures.
Lesson 3 Family Health Family Structures
Lesson 3 Family Health Family Roles • Adult ResponsibilitiesAdult responsibilities include providing food, clothing, shelter, basic care, and love. • Your Role You help care for your family by showing respect and cooperation. The other roles you have depend on what your family needs.
Lesson 3 Family Health Changing Roles • Adding ResponsibilitiesRoles within a family can change. Your roles change as you gain responsibility and learn to do more things.
Lesson 3 Family Health Family Changes • Family ProblemsCommon problems include the following: • 1. Health problems • 2. Money problems • 3. Relationship problems
Lesson 3 Family Health Sometimes talking about these problems with parents or other family members helps.
Lesson 3 Family Health Coping with Problems • Talking about ProblemsOne of the best ways to cope with problems is to talk about them. • Family Meetings Another good way to cope with family problems is to hold regular family meetings. In family meetings, families set aside time to talk.
Lesson 4 Influences on Teen Relationships Bellringer List three people you admire. Explain why you admire these three people.
Lesson 4 Influences on Teen Relationships Objectives • Describehow you can tell if a message in the media is a good influence on relationships. • Describethree types of relationships that may influence your actions.
Lesson 4 Influences on Teen Relationships Start Off Write How can you tell if a message in the media is a good influence on your relationships?
Lesson 4 Influences on Teen Relationships Media Influences • Media MessagesYou are surrounded by messages that influence how you get along with others. • Healthy Messages Messages that encourage healthier, safer, and stronger relationships are good influences.
Lesson 4 Influences on Teen Relationships Real People as Influences • People Who Affect YouAnother influence on your behavior is your experience with people such as: • 1. Your family • 2. Your role models • 3. Your peers
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Bellringer List the names of your good friends. Identify how and where you met these friends.
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Objectives • Describefour ways you can build your self-esteem. • List five qualities of good character. • List three ways to make new friends. • Explain why keeping friendships healthy is important. • Explain three ways to resolve unhealthy relationships.
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Start Off Write What are qualities of a good friend?
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Building Self-Esteem • Having a Healthy Self-EsteemYou can build healthy self-esteem. Practice treating yourself the way a good friend would treat you. Respect yourself. • Respecting Others People who have healthy self-esteem also respect the well-being of others.
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Friendship and Character • Having a Healthy Self-EsteemYou can promote good character by demonstrating the following traits: • 1. Caring • 2. Respect • 3. Dependability • 4. Loyalty • 5. Honesty
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Making New Friends • Where to Meet New PeopleYou can make new friends by joining a club or group, volunteering to help with a community project, or simply talking with someone after class.
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Friendship and Health • Support Each OtherOne way to keep friendships healthy is for the friends to support each other. • Positive Peer Pressure Good friends create positive peer pressure for each other.
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships If a friend is involved in something that puts him or her or anyone else at risk, you can be a good friend by telling a parent or another trusted adult as soon as possible.
Lesson 5 Healthy Friendships Resolving Unhealthy Relationships • Remember Your ValuesAn unhealthy relationship is a relationship with a person who encourages you to do things that go against your values. • Encouraging Healthy Choices One way to deal with these friends is to be as honest as you can. You are not responsible for your friends’ behavior. But you can encourage your friends to make healthy choices.
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Bellringer List several ideas that you have for group dating with your friends.
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Objectives • Describefour benefits of group dating. • List eight healthy ways to show affection. • Describe five ways to be clear about showing affection. • Explain four benefits of sexual abstinence. • Explain how refusal skills can be used to promote sexual abstinence.
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Start Off Write What are some healthy ways you can show affection?
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Dating • What Is Dating?Dating is going out with people you find attractive and interesting. • Group Dating Group dating can help boys and girls learn how to have healthy relationships with each other and how to talk to each other socially.
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Showing Affection • Being AffectionateHere are some examples of healthy ways to show affection: • 1. giving a smile to someone • 2. telling someone you care about him or her • 3. remembering a birthday • 4. writing a card, a note, or a letter • 5. giving a small gift, such as a flower • 6. cheering for someone at a game • 7. spending time together • 8. holding hands
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Being Clear • Respecting OthersAll affection is based on respect. For example, when people ask not to be touched, don’t touch them. Respecting their wishes shows that you like them. • Expecting Respect If you feel uncomfortable about the way someone is showing you affection, say so. Tell the person to stop. If the person does not stop, talk with a parent about the problem.
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Sexual Abstinence • Choosing AbstinenceThe benefits of choosing abstinence include the following: • 1. being sure you will not cause an unwanted pregnancy • 2. being absolutely sure you will not get diseases or infections that are spread by sexual activity • 3. being absolutely sure you will not be hurt emotionally from sexual involvement • 4. demonstrating care for yourself, your family, and your future
Lesson 6 Teen Dating Maintaining Abstinence • Using Refusal SkillsRefusal skills can help you maintain abstinence. Use them. If anyone pressures you, say no with your words, actions, and body language. • Showing You Are Responsible Sexual activity does not prove you are grown up or independent. In fact, you can show you are gaining healthy independence by choosing abstinence to protect your health and your future.
