1. Rights, Respect, Responsibility: A K-12 Sexuality Education Curriculum
We Need to Talk
8th Grade Lesson from
Rights, Respect, Responsibility: A K-12 Sexuality Education Curriculum

2. Listening Is Key! From The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
Look at the person who is speaking
Concentrate on what is being said
Respond by nodding or answering questions
Ask questions if you do not understand or need more information
Drop all other distractions or activities

3. So Is Being Clear! Say what you want, directly. Use “I” statements
Listen to what the other person says they want.
If you agree, great – if you don’t, how can you compromise?

4. Effective Negotiation!
Communication is rarely one person speaks/texts, the other person responds, and it’s over.
Negotiation means saying what you want – and making your case in a way that respects the other person’s needs, too.
Communication and negotiation are about sometimes getting what you want, sometimes letting the other person get what they want, and sometimes compromising between the two.

5. Remember… When Listening… When Speaking… Say what you want, directly.
Look at the person who is speaking
Concentrate on what is being said
Respond by nodding or answering questions
Ask questions if you do not understand or need more information
Drop all other distractions or activities
Say what you want, directly.
Use “I” statements
Listen to what the other person says they want.
If you agree, great – if you don’t, how can you compromise?