Healthy Relationships HB 121

Healthy
Relationships
HB 121
Healthy Relationships
Our daily lives involve
contact with many
different people. It is
helpful when we can
create meaningful
relationships with
people from our daily
lives.
A healthy relationship will
help us to:
O Know who we are
O Develop as a person
O Grow emotionally
O Communicate and
keep meaningful
bonds
O Enjoy live
O Have FUN!
Types of Relationships
O Family
O Friends
O Romantic
(boyfriend/girlfriend)
O Casual: professional
(teachers, doctors,
clergy, etc.) and
acquaintances
(people you know
and recognize)
Healthy Relationships
Inner Circle of
Friends/Family
Friends
Acquaintances
Healthy Relationship
Negative Behaviors
Unhealthy
Characteristics
Negative Influences
Unhealthy
Characteristics
Inner
Circle
Negative Influences
Negative Behaviors
www.thefutureoffriendship.org
What is Dating?
Types of Dating
O Going out
O Together
O Being with someone
O Seeing each other
O Just friends
O Hooking up
O Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Who is a dating partner?
Person you are in a
relationship with
What are the
characteristics of a
healthy dating partner:
Respectful, trustworthy,
honest, dependable,
and supportive
What does your relationship
look like?
Unhealthy Relationship
O Control
O Dishonesty
O Physical Abuse
O Disrespect
O Intimidation
O Sexual Abuse
O Dependence
O Hostility
Healthy Relationship
O Equality
O Honesty
O Physical Safety
O Respect
O Comfort
O Sexual Respectfulness
O Independence
O Humor
Relationship Violence
What is relationship or
dating violence?
O It is a pattern of
abusive behaviors
used to exert power
and control over a
current or former
dating partner.
O Dating violence usually
involves a series of
abusive behaviors over
a course of time.
Who experiences dating
violence?
O ANY teen can experience violence, abuse or
unhealthy behaviors in a dating relationship
O Dating abuse does not discriminate - - it
does not see gender, sexual identity,
economic status, ethnicity or religious
preference
Statistics
Who experiences dating violence?
O One-third of teens report experiencing some kind of
abuse in their romantic relationships, including
verbal and emotional abuse.
O 75% of Texas youth (ages 16-24) have personally
experienced dating violence or know someone who
has
O Relationship violence is the number one cause of
injury to women between the ages of 15-44
O 70% of pregnant teenagers are abused by their
partners.
Types of Dating Violence
What does dating
violence look like?
O Physical Abuse
O Verbal or Emotional
Abuse
O Sexual Abuse
O Digital Abuse
Warning Signs
O Checking your cell phone or email without
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permission.
Constant put-downs.
Extreme jealousy or insecurity.
Explosive temper.
Isolating you from family or friends.
Making false accusations.
Mood swings.
Physically hurting you in any way.
Possessiveness.
Telling you what to do.
Dating Bill of Rights &
Responsibilities
Your Rights:
O To be heard
O To end a relationship
O To have an equal
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relationship
To say no to physical
closeness
To refuse a date without
feeling guilty
To ask for a date and
accept no for an answer
To have friends other than
your dating partner
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To participate in activities that
excludes your partner
To have your own feelings and be
able to express them
To set limits, be able to say yes or
no to choices
To have your limits, values,
feelings, and beliefs respected
To say "I love you" without having
sex
To be yourself, even if it is
different from every- one else or
from what others want you to be.
Dating Bill of Rights &
Responsibilities
Your Responsibilities:
O To determine your
limits and values.
O To respect the limits,
values, feelings, and
beliefs of others.
O To communicate
clearly and honestly.
O To be considerate.
O To make decisions on
what is good for you.
Resources and References
Where to go for help:
O Your BMMS Counselor, Student Assistance
Counselor, Administrator, SRO or Teacher
O A parent or trusted adult
O Denton County Friends of the Family
O www.breakthecycle.org
O www.texasadvocacyproject.org
O www.chooserespect.org
O www.knowmoreteens.org
O www.loveisrespect.org