1. Family and Peer Relationships
Chapter 6

2. 6:1
Friendships

3. Types of Friendships
Acquaintances are people you know but who are not your close friends
Good Friends are people you see often. You spend enough time with them to know each other quite well
Close Friend/Best Friend are usually only a few people in your life

4. What is a Friend? What qualities do you look for in a friend?
In order for a friendship to develop both people must have similar traits for the friendship to grown
Someone with whom you can talk
Someone who accepts you
Someone who supports you
Someone you can trust
Someone who is open

5. Why do you need friends?
Friendships take time and commitment to develop.
Benefits of Friendship
Helps you to mature intellectually, emotionally and socially
Get to know yourself better
Source of companionship
Contribute to personal development

6. Why do you need friends?
Can help you know and understand your own thoughts and feelings
Help you to accept yourself as a person and increase your self-esteem
Helps you develop empathy (an emotion in which you feel what another is feeling)
Increase you communication skills
Learn how to work cooperatively
Satisfy the need for companionship
Prepare for future lone-term relationships

7. Developing a Close Friendship
How do you develop a friendship?
What qualities do you have for building a friendship?
What qualities are you looking for in a friend?

8. Developing a Close Friendship
Be Friendly
Develop Rapport
An atmosphere in which the other person feels comfortable and wants to talk
Share Yourself
Build Trust
Most relationship MUST have
For trust to develop and grow, both people must believe the other person is honest
Both must believe information share will not be used against them in any way

9. Developing a Close Friendship
Respond with empathy
Be open to growth
Blind spots – your blind spot are factors that you did not know about yourself

10. The GOAL of a close Relationship
Experience fulfillment through sharing in the areas of intellectual, emotional, spiritual or physical
A friendships may provide a few of the areas but a marriage can provide in all these areas
Commitment

11. Peer Relationships
Your peers are at the same stage of their life path as you

12. Handling Negative Peer Pressure
Passive- go along with what is said or the group
Aggressive behavior – yelling, calling names, criticizing, etc. will often lead to more intense violence
Assertive- letting peers know what you think and feel by using good communication skills, this is the best way to respond

13. Handling Bullying
Using aggressive behavior to intentionally harm another person is called bullying
Bullying is a sing of social immaturity because bullies are not concerned about the well-being of others

14. Bullying Physical Bullying – punching, poking, hair-pulling, beating
Emotional Bullying – rejecting, defaming, humiliation, blackmailing, manipulation friends, isolating, pressuring peers
Sexual Bullying – exhibitionism, requests for sexual activities, sexual harassment, abuse involving physical contact and assault
Verbal Bullying – name calling, teasing, gossip

15. Cyberbullying
Using technology such as internet or cell phones to send hurtful or threating messages to another person
Spreading lies or rumors through or instant message
Registering another person form something online without permission
Posting pictures with the subject’s permission

16. Relationships in the Family
6:2
Relationships in the Family

17. Factors Influencing Family Relationships
How well do family members know each other?
How much time do family members spend together?
What common interest do family members share?
What kind of communications occur in the family?
Does acceptance and support exist in the family?
Does love and concern exist in the family?

18. Understanding your Parent’s Point of View
Cultural role expectations
Providing for the family
Support network
Protect the well-being of the family

19. Parent-Teen Conflict Adjusting to changes such as teen’s independence
Different point of view

20. Negotiating Solutions
Shows a positive attitude
Good communication skills

21. Relationships with Siblings
Encourage each other
Sibling rivalry
With a close sibling relationship it can be the core of a strong support group

22. Relationships in the World Around You
6:3
Relationships in the World Around You

23. Relationships with Significant Adults
Grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, youth leaders, religious leaders, coaches
Relationships is usually less stressful than with parents

24. Work Relationships Customer Relations Relating to Fellow Employees
Friendly services
Relating to Fellow Employees
Relationship with Supervisors

25. Relationships with People of other cultures
Multiculturalism – a society with people of different cultural backgrounds
Diversity – the unique qualities of people form different cultural backgrounds

26. Accepting Differences
Getting to know people
Meeting people of other cultures
Take the initiative to introduce yourself and be friendly