Healthy Relationships & Peer Pressure

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🤝 Part 1: Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

1. Circle the characteristics that describe a healthy relationship:

Mutual respect

Controlling behaviour

Trust and honesty

Good communication

Jealousy and possessiveness

Consent and boundaries

2. What does respect in a friendship look like?

3. Your friend constantly checks your phone and gets angry when you talk to other people. This is an example of:

A healthy relationship showing they care

An unhealthy relationship showing controlling behaviour

Normal behaviour in close friendships

4. Read each scenario and decide if it shows positive or negative peer pressure:

Scenario A: Your friends encourage you to join the school football team because you're good at sports.

This is _____________ peer pressure because _________________________

Scenario B: A group keeps asking you to skip lessons even though you've said no several times.

This is _____________ peer pressure because _________________________

5. Which of these are good strategies for resisting negative peer pressure?

Say "No thanks, that's not for me"

Just go along to avoid conflict

Suggest an alternative activity

Walk away from the situation

Talk to a trusted adult

6. Complete this sentence: "When I feel pressured to do something I'm uncomfortable with, I can..."

7. Think of a time when you experienced peer pressure (positive or negative). Describe what happened and how you responded:

8. Write three personal tips for maintaining healthy relationships and managing peer pressure:

Tip 1: ________________________________________________

Tip 2: ________________________________________________

Tip 3: ________________________________________________

9. Who are three trusted adults you could talk to if you were facing difficult peer pressure?

1. ________________________ 2. ________________________ 3. ________________________