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Building Healthy
Relationships
Objectives
After completing the lesson, students will be able to:
1.
investigate the many important traits of a committed relationship.
2.
analyze how their sexual decisions today affect their relationships of tomorrow.
3.
identify commitment as an essential part of a successful relationship.
4.
evaluate healthy and unhealthy relationship characteristics.
Overview of Lesson
A.
Introduction & Review
B
.
Love for Life
1.
Fairy Tale Beginnings
2.
Real Life Today
3.
Imagine the Future
What Would You Say?
handout
C.
Healthy Relationships
1.
Relationship Health Survey
worksheet
2.
Relationship Advice
D.
The Decision to Wait
1.
Assertiveness Skills
Audacious Lines & Elegant Answers
handout
2.
Practicing Your Resistance
Standing Firm!
handout
3.
Supporting Materials
How to End a Relationship/Guard and Regard
4.
My Decision
Materials
Blank piece of paper per student
Copies of the handouts
Advanced Preparation
Copy handouts for each student
Copy individual Decision Sheet onto purchased, pre-printed business card pages & separate
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