Encouraging Healthy Relationships - Vocabulary
Encouraging Healthy Relationships - Vocabulary
- Relationship – is an emotional or social connection between two or more people.
- Personal Responsibility– is doing your part, keeping promises, accepting the consequences of your actions. Taking Personal responsibility shows that you are;
- Reliable and caring
- You know what is expected of you
- You let people know what you need
- You do your best to help others
- Body Language– is a way of communicating by using the look on your face, the way you hold your hands, and the way you stand.
- Behavior– is the way you choose to act or respond
- Assertive– acting on your thoughts and feelings in a way that respects the thoughts and feelings of others.
- Blended Family– two families combine.
- Extended Family–includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
- Nurturing– providing the things that people need in order to live and grow. People in families provide nurturing by providing;
- Love and acceptance
- The things needed for survival
- Protection from danger and rules to keep everyone safe
- Instruction in skills and values
- Respect– to be considerate of others and to let them know that they are important. Showing respects allows you to trust others and strengthens your relationships. Ways to show respect are;
- Follow the rules
- Keep your word
- Discuss disagreements respectfully
- Treat others and their property as you would like to be treated
- Listen carefully and respond politely
- Neglect– is the failure of a parent or responsible adult to provide for a child’s basic needs, such as food, clothing and shelter.
- Abuse– is treating someone in a harmful or offensive way. All forms of abuse are wrong.
- Physical Abuse– harmful treatment that causes injury to the body; sometimes results in cuts, burns, bruises and broken bones.
- Emotional Abuse– the repeated use of harsh words or threatening actions to control another person; treating a person as though they are useless.
- Sexual Abuse–any forced sexual contact or any sexual contact with a child.
- Community– is made up of people who have common background, location or who share similar interests, beliefs or goals, for example neighborhoods, schools, teams.
- Tolerance– is the ability to respect differences in people and to accept people for who they are.
- Friendship– is a relationship between people who enjoy being together, who care about each other, and who have similar interests.
- Positive Peer Pressure– Influencing friends to make good decisions.
- Unhealthy Relationships– a relationship where someone hurts, threatens or encourages someone to ignore their values.
- Sexual Abstinence– Refusing to take part in sexual activity.