Identify characteristics of caring, respectful, and responsible relationships.

Identification should include

• description of characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships
• analysis of characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships
• personal needs and personality traits and their impact on relationships
• behaviors, motivations, and factors that contribute to healthy and unhealthy relationships
• benefits of caring, respectful, and responsible relationships.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• What are the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships?
• Why is it important to have respectful and healthy relationships?
• What can you do to create respectful and healthy relationships?

Communication

• How do respectful and healthy relationships contribute to communication in the family? In the workplace? In the community?
• What is the role of communication in forming and maintaining healthy and unhealthy relationships?
• What are some consequences of stress on relationships?

Leadership

• What leadership skills are needed to create respectful and healthy relationships?
• What traditions and social norms contribute to respectful and healthy relationships?

Management

• What resources are available to help young people create respectful and healthy relationships?
• What personal and environmental factors contribute to healthy and unhealthy relationships?
• What are the benefits of respectful and healthy relationships for oneself? For families? For the community?