1. Dating & Setting Limits
Chapter 12 Lesson 3
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2. Dating Change of attitude toward others; feeling attracted
Provides opportunities to develop:
social skills (communicating & interacting)
Learn about themselves
Discover new interests
Reaffirm values; develop who you want to be in the future
Infatuation: exaggerated feeling of passion for someone
Affection: a feeling of fondess for someone
Appropriate? Not Appropriate?

3. Date? Or Not To Date? Who decides when to date? What to do on a date?
What age? Group date? Double Date? Solo Dating?
What to do on a date?
Athletic events
Communication
Charity Work/Community Volunteering
Avoiding Risky Situations
Avoid places with alcohol and other drugs
Avoid being alone or in an isolated place

4. Setting Limits Curfew: set time at which you must be home
Who sets the time?
What time is appropriate?
Setting your own limits?
Holding hands, hugging, kissing, and more?
Prior to date: Make them clear
Infatuation vs. Love—What is the difference?

5. Warning Signs? Is this relationships appropriate?
What are the signs to an abusive/negative relationships?
What do I do if I know someone or am in a bad relationship?

6. Abstinence What is it? Consequences of not practicing abstinence
Deliberate decision to avoid risky behaviors
Examples??
Consequences of not practicing abstinence
Self-Control: ability to use responsibility to override emotions