7th Grade 1
Relationships
Healthy RelationshipsLesson 1
7th Grade 2
Reasons TO DEVELOP healthy relationships
• Get to know other people
• Develop friendships
• Find companionship and support
• Explore the characteristics they would like in a future spouse
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Developing Healthy Relationships
– Initial attraction • Two people are attracted to each other and want to get to know each other
better
– Friendship• As the two people get to know each other better, they find they have some
things in common
– Close friendship • The two people get to know each other’s values and feelings and enjoy doing
things together (“dating”)
– Deep friendship • The two people confide in, trust, and support each other
– Lifelong love • Two people feel they can commit to each other for life. This relationship may
lead to marriage
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Looking for the Right Person
• Look for a friend or dating partner who…
Is unselfishTreats others wellIs tolerant and respectfulHas similar valuesIs fun to be withRespects himself / herself
• Date someone you enjoy being around
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Being the Right Person
• Becoming a good friend or dating partner is important– A person of integrity and character
– A person others respect• Honest• Trustworthy• Generous• Not possessive
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Avoiding the Wrong Person• Do not date a person who– Hurts you physically or emotionally– Doesn’t respect your morals and values– Makes you feel badly about yourself– Is extremely jealous
7th Grade 7
Ending Relationships• Most dating relationships that begin during
adolescence are not going to become a life long relationship.
• When a relationship does end be respectful of the other person’s feelings.
7th Grade 8
This is the end of the Healthy
Relationships
Lesson 1
STOP HERE
7th Grade 9
Relationships
Unhealthy Relationships
Lesson 2
7th Grade 10
WHAT IS TEEN DATING ABUSE?
A pattern of
physically,
sexually, verbally,
and/or emotionally
abusive or
controlling
behavior in a
dating relationship.
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What is Teen Dating Abuse?
• A pattern of physically, sexually, verbally, and/or emotionally abusive or controlling behavior in a dating relationship.
7th Grade 12
WHAT IS PHYSICAL ABUSE• Any unwanted contact with another
person’s body. Physical abuse does not have to leave a mark or a bruise.
Scratching
Pulling
Hair
Biting
Physical Restraint
Pushing
BurningShoving
Punching
Strangling
PinchingUsing a weapon
Spitting
Kicking
Choking
Slapping
7th Grade 13
VERBAL / EMOTIONAL ABUSESaying or doing something to another person that causes that person
to be afraid and/or have lower self-esteem. Trying to manipulate or control another person’s feelings or behaviors. This can include online
posts or digital communications designed to threaten, harass, or embarrass.
Name Calling
Put Downs
Insulting the person or his/her family or
friends
Yelling or Screaming
Making unwanted comments or sending unwanted messages of sexual
nature to the person.
Making racial, ethnic, or religious slurs about the person he/she care for
Embarrassing the person in front of othersIntimidating
the person
Spreading negative
rumors about the person
Telling the person what to do
Stalking
Making the person feel
guilty
Threatening to commit suicide