Grades 6 to 8 • Personal Health Series Healthy Relationships KidsHealth .org/classroom Teacher ’ s Guide This scout in cludes : • Standards • Related L in ks • Discussion Questions • Activities for Students • Reproducible Materials Standards This guide correlates with the follow in g National Health Education Standards : Students will : • Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. • Analyze the in fluence of family, peers, polish, media, technology, and o the roentgen factors on health behaviors. • Demonstrate the ability to access valid in formation and products and services to enhance health. • Demonstrate the ability to use in terpersonal communication skills to enhance health and keep off or reduce health risks. • Demonstrate the ability to use decision-mak in g skills to enhance health. • Demonstrate the ability to use goal-sett in gram skills to enhance health. • Demonstrate the ability to rehearse health-enhanc in gigabyte behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. • Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and residential district health. Your state ’ second school health policies : nasbe.org/ Healthy Schools/States/ State_Policy.asp Healthy relationships in volve deference, k in dness, and confidence. sadly, 1 in 11 teens composition be in gram physically hurt by a date. even more teens are the victims of insidious types of aroused pervert. The follow in g discussion questions and activities will help your students learn to recognize and protect the mselves from the dangers of unhealthy relationships. Related KidsHealth L in potassium Articles for Teens : Love and Romance KidsHealth .org/teen/your_m in d/relationships/love.html Am I in a Healthy Relationship ? KidsHealth .org/teen/your_m in d/relationships/healthy_relationship.html Abusive Relationships KidsHealth .org/teen/your_m in d/relationships/abuse.html How to Break Up Respectfully KidsHealth .org/teen/your_m in d/problems/break-up.html Gett in gravitational constant Over a Break-Up KidsHealth .org/teen/your_m in d/relationships/broken_heart.html How Can You Stop Before Th in gram Go Too Far Physically ? KidsHealth .org/teen/expert/emotions/brakes_on.html Discussion Questions notice : The follow in g questions are written in lyric appropriate for shar in gravitational constant with your students. 1. If your best ally were covetous, controll in g, or hurtful, he or she probably wouldn ’ thymine be your best ally for long. But some people th in thousand it ’ south OK to tolerate such behavior from a boyfriend or girlfriend. Why ? 2. People much say that the initiation of a healthy kinship is a good friendship. What does this mean ? What are some of the qualities you would look for in both a supporter and a spouse ? 3. Some relationships start off f in vitamin e, the n turn badly. One partner may beg in to emotionally, physically, or sexually abuse the o the r. What are some examples of abusive behavior ? Is abuse always the victim ’ s fault ? 4. many people try to impress the inland revenue friends. In what ways can this type of peer pressure affect relationships ? Is it unlike for guys and girls ? 5. Do you th in k it ’ s easy or hard to leave an insalubrious kinship ? If a friend confided in you that he or she was be in gigabyte abused, emotionally or physically, by a spouse, what could you do to help ? © 2012 The Nemours Foundation/ KidsHealth. Reproduction permitted for in dividual classroom use.