2. Chapter 18 Healthy Family and Peer Relationships
Lesson 18.1 Healthy Family Relationships Lesson 18.2 Healthy Friendships Lesson 18.3 Health Dating Relationships

3. Healthy Family Relationships
Lesson 18.1
Healthy Family Relationships

4. Warm-Up
What are some common problems that you experience in your family and friend relationships? How do you manage those issues?
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5. Functions of Family Relationships
Provide for physical needs (food, clothing, shelter)
Meet mental and emotional needs (love, self-esteem, comfort)
Educate and socialize children (culture, values, traditions)
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6. Importance of Communication
Effective communication is perhaps the most important thing in a healthy relationship
The communication process involves sending a message and receiving feedback
Feedback is a constructive response
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7. Types of Communication
Verbal communication
Oral (spoken) or written message
Nonverbal communication
Facial expressions
Body language
Gestures
Tone and volume of voice
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8. Think Further What are some examples of nonverbal communication?
Eye contact or lack of eye contact
Facial expressions (smiling, rolling eyes)
Gestures (nodding, moving hands)
Posture (leaning forward, facing away)
Tone of voice (friendliness, sarcasm)
Volume of voice

9. Communication Strategies
Active listening
Focus full attention on the person speaking
Acknowledge and repeat what you heard in your own words
Clearly express needs and preferences
Watch nonverbal communication
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10. Common Conflicts with Parents
Conflicting goals
Teens’ goals include figuring out who they are apart from their family
Parents’ goals include keeping their teens safe and healthy
Teens might find their parents’ rules restrictive
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11. Critical Thinking
What are some strategies you can use to resolve common conflicts with your parents?
Share plans with parents ahead of time
Discuss family rules
Follow family rules
Remain calm during disagreements
Spend time doing enjoyable activities

12. Common Conflicts with Siblings
Different personalities, interests, or activities
Competition for parents’ attention or material items (example: use of the family car)
Sibling rivalry may encourage negative feelings
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13. Critical Thinking
What are some strategies you can use to resolve common conflicts with your siblings?
Get away from tense situations to cool down
Express how you feel
Talk to parents about the conflict
Find compromise
Designate personal space for each sibling
Respect your sibling’s privacy

14. Changes in Family Relationships
Change can create stress in a family and disrupt relationships
Positive: job promotion, graduation, new baby
Negative: separation or divorce, serious illness, death
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15. Lesson 18.2
Healthy Friendships

16. Functions and Types of Friendships
Friendships allow you to
Learn more about yourself
Receive and provide emotional support
Gain skills for communicating and resolving conflict
Types of friendships
Best friends
Acquaintances
Virtual friends
Community relationships
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17. Who is your best friend? What interests or activities do you have in common with your best friend? How did you meet your best friend?
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18. Common Problems in Friendships
Cliques
Small groups of friends that exclude other people
Jealousy
Feelings of jealousy are normal, but should be expressed honestly
Changes over time
Friends may grow apart or have different interests as they age
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19. Peer Pressure Positive peer pressure Negative peer pressure
Friends may encourage you to take part in positive activities that enrich your health
Negative peer pressure
Friends may encourage you to take part in activities that negatively affect your health and life
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20. Critical Thinking
What are some examples of positive and negative peer pressure?
Positive: feeling pressured to participate in community service projects, being encouraged to study harder with friends
Negative: feeling pressured to drink alcohol, do drugs, cut class, or tease a classmate

21. Standing Up to Peer Pressure
Strategies you can use
Make sure your actions reflect your core beliefs
Have the strength and self-confidence to walk away from a situation
Choose friends whose values are similar to yours
Support other people who resist peer pressure
Talk to a trusted adult
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22. Strategies for Healthy Friendships
Make time for relationships
Have face-to-face interactions with friends
Be a good friend
Support and encourage
Avoid teasing or criticizing
Work to solve problems or disagreements
Express your feelings openly during conflicts
Apologize if you hurt your friend and make amends
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23. What are some ways that you can develop new friendships?
Think of a topic you can discuss with a new friend
Compliment people on something you notice about them (clothing, jewelry, their skills in class)
Get involved in activities where you might meet someone who shares your interests
Be friendly when you meet new people

24. Healthy Dating Relationships
Lesson 18.3
Healthy Dating Relationships

25. Characteristics of Healthy Dating Relationships
Attraction, closeness, and commitment
Maintained individuality
Maintained balance
Open communication
Support
Love
Physical intimacy
Safety
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26. Critical Thinking
What is the difference between attraction, closeness, and commitment?
Attraction refers to the physical and emotional connection or the “chemistry” that draws people together.
Closeness arises from two people sharing special feelings and thoughts they do not share with others.
Commitment means promising to be romantically involved only with your dating partner.

27. Individuality and Communication
Stay true to yourself and assert your individuality in a dating relationship
Make time to still see friends and family members when you are dating someone
You should feel comfortable discussing thoughts and feelings openly and honestly in a dating relationship
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28. Critical Thinking
Is it love or infatuation? What is the difference between these two terms?
Love describes an intense affection and attachment for another person that develops gradually as two people get to know each other.
Infatuation describes intense romantic feelings for another person that develop suddenly and are usually based on physical attraction.

29. Physical Intimacy
Know how you feel about being physically intimate before you start dating
You should feel comfortable telling your partner about your limits
A romantic relationship can be fun, rewarding, and healthy without sexual activity
You should not feel pressured to engage in physical intimacy
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30. Signs of an Unhealthy Relationship
Feeling used, ignored, or unappreciated
Being forced to engage in sexual activity
Feeling like you are constantly fighting
Having to endure verbal or physical abuse
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31. What are some strategies you might use to develop a healthy dating relationship?
Get to know the person you want to date.
Go out with a group of people that includes the person you are interested in.
Find ways to cope with your nerves.