Feelings and relationships
Feelings and healthy relationships: empathy, boundaries, I-messages and safe secrets. Read one part at a time and tap “I know this”. Then test yourself in the quiz.
Know it already? Jump straight to the quiz
Getting angry
Feeling angry is normal. Your body warns you: a hot face, fast heartbeat and tight fists. A feeling happens inside; the action is your choice.
Support
- A friend is struggling? Listen carefully and let them talk, without judging.
- Heavy feelings that last for weeks: talk to a parent or counsellor. Talking makes the problem feel smaller.
- A diary helps you sort out what you feel.
- Trustworthy: people can rely on what you say and do. Take responsibility for a mistake: admit it and put it right.
Remember this and test yourself
- Empathy feels with someone; sympathy feels sorry for someone.
- A healthy relationship has respect, honesty and trust.
- A boundary is a line about what is acceptable: “Please ask before you borrow my things.”
- An I-message: “I feel … when …” instead of blaming.
- A surprise is happy and shared soon; an unsafe secret must be told to an adult.
Write these points in your book. Read them again the night before the test.
Empathy: I stand in your shoes. Sympathy: I look at your shoes and feel sorry.
Important words
First say what the word means, then turn the card over.
Match column A to column B
Tap a word in column A, then its meaning in column B. You can also start in column B.
True or false?
Read the question and the answer. Is the answer right? Tap True or False.
Now the real quiz!
The quiz has many more questions on this topic. Every question shows straight away whether you are right and explains why.
Take the quiz: Feelings and relationships- Read one part together and ask your child to tell it back in their own words.
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Follows CAPS for Grade 6 Life Skills. Always check your teacher’s notes and textbook too.