1. Friendships

2. Recipe for friendship Ingredients: Method: 2 heaping measures of trust
2 well rounded scoops of respect
2 generous portions of affection
2 equal amounts of sharing
Method:
Stir together until lumps and bumps are dissolved.

3. What makes a good friend?
Think about the friends you have now, and friends you’ve had in the past
What things make up a good or bad friend?
Sort the qualities in your card sort, then rank
In pairs, fill in the templates on your sheet
Add any other qualities you can think of

4. Circle of friendship – Think, pair share
How do you choose your friends?
What governs your choice of friends?
Do your friends have anything in common?
Are all your friends the same sex?
What is the difference between a friend and an acquaintance?

5. Explain why you selected the answer that you did.
Quick Quiz Which of these do you value most in a friend?
Someone who offers to help when you have a problem
Someone who makes you laugh even when you are sad
Someone who expresses emotions without hurting others
Someone who is honest and reliable
Someone who is a good listener
Explain why you selected the answer that you did.
Switch to QuickTake version of the quiz.

6. The Importance of Friendships
Friendship is a relationship based on mutual trust, acceptance, and common interests or values.
People look to their friends for
honest reactions
encouragement during bad times
understanding when they make mistakes
Someone to listen too when you need them to. Just because you need to talk to someone
This is important in dealing with all aspects of your life and mental health

7. Types of Friendships Some friendships are casual and some are close.
Some are with friends of the opposite sex.

8. Casual Friends
Casual friendships often occur because people go to the same school, live in the same neighborhood, or have interests in common.

9. Close Friends
People tend to form close friendships with others who share similar goals, values, or interests.
Loyalty A close friend sticks by you in both good times and bad.
Honesty You can trust a close friend to be truthful.
Empathy A close friend is caring and sensitive to your feelings.
Reliability A close friend can always be counted on.

11. Friends of the Opposite Sex
Opposite-sex friendships develop more often now than in earlier generations because of changes in gender roles.
Gender roles are the behaviors and attitudes that are socially accepted as either masculine or feminine.
Gender roles vary from culture to culture.
In choosing friends today, most people look for males and females with interests and goals similar to their own.
These friendships help you to feel comfortable with members of the opposite sex.

12. Problems in Friendships
Some possible problems in friendships are
envy
jealousy
cruelty
cliques

13. Envy and Jealousy
Envy can occur when one person has something that the other person desires.
Jealousy can occur when a “best” friend wants to develop more close friendships and the first friend feels left out.

14. Cruelty
If a friend is cruel to you, confront your friend to find out what the real problem is.
Communicate that you are not willing to be mistreated.

15. Cliques
A clique (kleek) is a narrow, exclusive group of people with similar backgrounds or interests.
Clique members may experience a need to conform to the expectations of friends.
Peer pressure is an issue that people deal with throughout their lives.