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Relationships

Healthy relationships, trust, active listening, boundaries and peer pressure. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.

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Good relationships

  • Build positive relationships with family, friends, teachers and neighbours. Show appreciation: thank them for what they do.
  • Respect: taking the other person’s feelings into account. Honesty helps people trust each other.
  • A loyal friend stands by you in hard times; a trustworthy person does what they say.
  • A disagreement? Talk calmly and listen to both sides. Friends from other backgrounds teach you new perspectives.
  • Friends help in times of change, such as moving house or school, or a new baby in the family: they listen, include you, keep in touch and help you settle in.
Active listening: look, nod and ask.
Active listening: look, nod and ask.
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Saying no

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Say no without excuses; you don’t need to be sorry.
  • A friend asks you to lie? Refuse and explain why.
  • A secret where someone is hurt or in danger must be told to an adult.
  • A friend often makes you feel bad? Talk about it or get help.
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Safe and unsafe relationships

  • Safe relationship: you feel happy, respected and free to say no; the person keeps promises and never asks you to keep a harmful secret.
  • Unsafe relationship: someone threatens you, makes you feel scared or guilty, pressures you or controls you.
  • Benefits of safe relationships: support, confidence and someone to turn to.
  • With older people: show respect and listen to their advice.
  • With strangers: be polite, but never share personal details, accept gifts or lifts, or go anywhere with them.
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Remember this and test yourself

Remember this: your summary
  • In a good relationship you feel safe and respected; trust is the most important ingredient.
  • Active listening: listening without interrupting, and showing you understand.
  • A boundary is a limit on what is acceptable to you; say clearly how you feel when someone crosses it.
  • Peer pressure: friends push you to do something. It can also be positive.
  • Someone controls what you may do? That is a sign of an unhealthy relationship.

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Memory trick

Trust is the top ingredient of every friendship.

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