Healthy Relationships
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Healthy Relationships HB 121
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Healthy Relationships. HB 121. Healthy Relationships. Our daily lives involve contact with many different people. It is helpful when we can create meaningful relationships with people from our daily lives. . A healthy relationship will help us to: Know who we are Develop as a person - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Healthy Relationships
HB 121
Healthy RelationshipsOur daily lives involve contact with many different people. It is helpful when we can create meaningful relationships with people from our daily lives.
A healthy relationship will help us to:O Know who we areO Develop as a personO Grow emotionallyO Communicate and
keep meaningful bonds
O Enjoy liveO Have FUN!
Types of RelationshipsO FamilyO FriendsO Romantic
(boyfriend/girlfriend)O Casual: professional
(teachers, doctors, clergy, etc.) and acquaintances (people you know and recognize)
Healthy RelationshipsInner Circle of Friends/Family
Friends
Acquaintances
Healthy Relationship
Inner Circle
UnhealthyCharacterist
ics
Unhealthy Characterist
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Negative Influences
Negative Behaviors
Negative Behaviors
Negative Influences
www.thefutureoffriendship.org
What is Dating?Types of DatingO Going outO TogetherO Being with
someoneO Seeing each otherO Just friends O Hooking upO Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Who is a dating partner?
Person you are in a relationship with
What are the characteristics of a healthy dating partner:
Respectful, trustworthy, honest, dependable, and supportive
What does your relationship look like?
Unhealthy RelationshipO ControlO DishonestyO Physical AbuseO DisrespectO IntimidationO Sexual AbuseO DependenceO Hostility
Healthy RelationshipO EqualityO HonestyO Physical SafetyO RespectO ComfortO Sexual
RespectfulnessO IndependenceO Humor
Relationship ViolenceWhat is relationship
or dating violence?O It is a pattern of
abusive behaviors used to exert power and control over a current or former dating partner.
O Dating violence usually involves a series of abusive behaviors over a course of time.
Who experiences dating violence?
O ANY teen can experience violence, abuse or unhealthy behaviors in a dating relationship
O Dating abuse does not discriminate - - it does not see gender, sexual identity, economic status, ethnicity or religious preference
StatisticsWho experiences dating violence?O One-third of teens report experiencing some kind of
abuse in their romantic relationships, including verbal and emotional abuse.
O 75% of Texas youth (ages 16-24) have personally experienced dating violence or know someone who has
O Relationship violence is the number one cause of injury to women between the ages of 15-44
O 70% of pregnant teenagers are abused by their partners.
Types of Dating Violence
What does dating violence look like?
O Physical AbuseO Verbal or
Emotional Abuse
O Sexual AbuseO Digital Abuse
Warning SignsO Checking your cell phone or email without
permission.O Constant put-downs.O Extreme jealousy or insecurity.O Explosive temper.O Isolating you from family or friends.O Making false accusations.O Mood swings.O Physically hurting you in any way.O Possessiveness.O Telling you what to do.
Dating Bill of Rights & Responsibilities
Your Rights:O To be heardO To end a relationshipO To have an equal
relationshipO To say no to physical
closenessO To refuse a date without
feeling guiltyO To ask for a date and
accept no for an answerO To have friends other
than your dating partner
O To participate in activities that excludes your partner
O To have your own feelings and be able to express them
O To set limits, be able to say yes or no to choices
O To have your limits, values, feelings, and beliefs respected
O To say "I love you" without having sex
O To be yourself, even if it is different from every- one else or from what others want you to be.
Dating Bill of Rights & Responsibilities
Your Responsibilities:O To determine your
limits and values.O To respect the limits,
values, feelings, and beliefs of others.
O To communicate clearly and honestly.
O To be considerate. O To make decisions on
what is good for you.
Resources and References
Where to go for help:O Your BMMS Counselor, Student Assistance
Counselor, Administrator, SRO or TeacherO A parent or trusted adultO Denton County Friends of the FamilyO www.breakthecycle.orgO www.texasadvocacyproject.orgO www.chooserespect.orgO www.knowmoreteens.orgO www.loveisrespect.org
