[PPT]Maturity Issues and What I Value -...

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Lesson Two

Maturity Issues and What I Value

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MATURITYWhat does it mean to you?

Create your own definition…

Give examples of maturity.


EMOTIONAL

•Controlling & regulating emotions.

•Admitting mistakes & expressing true emotions.

MENTAL•Thinking; weighing

consequences and making smart choices.

•Involves setting goals and delaying gratification.

PHYSICAL•Physical changes of the

body•Involves the developing

brain

SOCIAL•Thinking about how your

actions effect others.•Standing up to pressure when your standards & values are challenged.

•Being the real you.

Four Parts of Maturity


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1. Identify the maturity statements. Is it talking about emotional, social or mental maturity?

2. Rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 for each statement. 10 = Fully Matured.

3. Identify one of the statements where you think you have recently matured the most. With a *.

4. Identify one or two statements that you feel are the greatest challenge or most difficult for teens. With an .



Values- What is important? Look over the list of Values Important to Me. Pretend you have $1,000 and you will be

using that money to place values on the items listed.

In your notebook, write down the Item from the List and the Value that you think it has- remember you only have $1,000 total.


Values Important to Me1. Having a best friend.2. Having a group of

friends to hang out with.3. Being physically

attractive.4. Being well-liked and

popular.5. Having a physically fit

body; being well-groomed.

6. Being honest.7. Having money and nice

clothes.8. Having others respect

my sexual boundaries.9. Having a boyfriend or

girlfriend.10.Being respected by my

peers.

11.Being close to my family.12.Going to college/My

education.13.Being spiritual/Practicing

my religion.14.Having the freedom to

make my own decisions.15.Helping others/Community

service.16.Waiting to have sex until I

am married or engaged.17.Getting married and having

children some day.18.Avoiding drugs and alcohol.19.Having a job that I really

like.20.Respecting or accepting

people who are different than me.


Values Discussion1. Of the items listed, what are the top five?2. Are the items equally valuable? Why or why not?3. Is there a something missing from the list that

you feel is important? 4. How would you define the word value?5. Where do you think you learned the values that

are most important to you? 6. Are some of these values important to you now

but might be less important to you after high school?


What Do You Value Assignment For this assignment, you will take a close look at the things that

you value. What is it that you hold dear and important? On a separate piece of paper, you will turn this in! You will

create a list of values that you want your children to have as well as a list of values that you want your future spouse to have.

Think carefully. What is important to you? What things do you want your spouse to have? Are looks important? What about education or family? You can think of it as a checklist.

You must list 10 items on each list. Label each list. What I Value for My Children _______/10What I Value for My Spouse _______/10

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