Transcript Standard 9.ICR.1

Objective:
9.MEH.1.4
Summarize the principles of healthy dating
Read and Reflect #8
Scholar:
What is dating? In your opinion how old should you
be before you start dating?
What is healthy dating?
What is Unhealthy dating? Why would you want to
be in a healthful relationship?
What is Dating violence and how does it affect teens
today? How can we put a stop to teen dating
violence?
Video Clip
 Blabberize
 What occurred in the video
 Why is good communication healthy to have in a
dating/relationship?
 What expectations (using communication) should you
convey to your dating partner?
Review
 What are three things that are needed in good
communication?
1. self-disclosure:
sharing of feeling, thoughts, and ideas.
2. Listening:
respect, genuine, non-judgmental, not critical, warmth,
empathy)
3. Feedback:
Positive and appropriate response.
Review
 How much of communication is
verbal? Non-verbal?
65% non-verbal
(gestures, facial expressions, body
language
35% Verbal
Today’s Lesson
 We will be discussing qualities of healthy
dating/relationships.
 By the end of the lesson you will be able to describe a
healthy relationship and recognize behaviors that me
be considered unhealthy. You will understand the
definition of dating violence?
Story time
 Listen to the story….and answer the following
questions.
 Can abusive relationships happen in teen
relationships? Yes or no? How?
 What was unhealthy about this relationship?
 Did the author stay in the relationship? Why?
Dating
 Dating can be rewarding and fun.
 In order to get the most out of a dating
experience you need to learn how to use
effective communication to convey
expectations to your dating partners.
 Students should know about their own
desires and qualities that make a
relationship healthy.
Healthy relationship
 if you're a bird, I'm a bird
Healthy Qualities
 When in a relationship a person self esteem, and
self worth is heightened. One should never feel
less due to a relationship.
 Communication: both sides can share their
feelings, listen, respect each other, and never use
physical or emotional abuse when communicating.
 Honesty and openness; you should be able to fully
be yourself.
 Respect: should value the other with genuine
care.
Dating Violence
Is defined as a threat or act of
violence against one member
of dating relationship by the
other member of the
relationship.
Examples of Dating Violence
 Lying
 Making all the decisions
 Telling you how to dress or what to do or who to
hang out with
 Pressure you to have sex
 Pressure you to Drink or take drugs
 Loses temper often
 No respect towards you
 Blames you
 Pushed/hurts/hits you in any way that hurts you
 Having you feel afraid
Who and What dating
violence does
 Affects teens
 Both genders
 All ethnic groups
 Can lower self esteem
 Involve you in alcohol or drugs
 Engage you in risky sexual behavior
Unhealthy relationship
 shallow boyfriend
Why might someone
who is an unhealthy
relationship stay in that
relationship?
Reasons
 May confuse jealousy and possessiveness
with love
 The attention is better than no attention
 May be afraid the abuser will hurt them
more if they try and leave
 May think it is okay to be treated this way
(may not know the difference in an
unhealthy/healthy relationship)
Where can
someone in an
abusive
relationship seek
help?
Help Resources
 Teachers
 Parents
 Guidance counselors
 Coach
 Family
 Community
 Local domestic violence agency
 friend
Video Clips
 Teen dating violence
 Teen dating Violence 2
Grab Bag
Students will pick a piece
of paper out of the bag
and state if the word on
the paper is healthy or
unhealthy.
T-shirt Project
 On the t-shirt worksheet given you will create a t-shirt
with the qualities of a healthy relationship. Use the
rubric so you know how you will be graded!
 Below the t-shirt on the same page write in the
unhealthy qualities in a relationship.