1. LESSON FOUR BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS
CHAPTER NINE
LESSON FOUR
BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS

2. OBJECTIVES EXPLAIN WHY HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT.
DESCRIBE HOW SUPPORTING YOUR FRIENDS CAN HELP THEM STAY HEALTHY.
DESCRIBE THREE MESSAGES SENT BY HEALTHY FORMS OF AFFECTION.
DESCRIBE HOW TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

3. BELLRINGER
LIST FOUR PERSONALITY TRAITS THAT YOUR FRIENDS HAVE.

4. ESSENTIAL QUESTION
WHY SHOULD YOU SUPPORT YOUR
FRIENDS?

5. DEFINITIONS A GOOD FRIEND:
HELPS YOU MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOU
SUPPORTS YOUR GOALS
RESPECTS YOUR BELIEFS AND VALUES
IS CARING

6. DEFINITIONS YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDS BY:
HELPING THEM REACH HEALTHY GOALS
CHEERING FOR THEM AT A GAME OR PERFORMANCE
HELPING THEM WITH A PROJECT OR CHORES
STUDYING OR EXERCISING TOGETHER
SUPPORTING THEIR HEALTHY CHOICES

7. DEFINITIONS SHOWING AFFECTION LETS PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU LIKE THEM.
STATE YOUR MIND IF YOU THINK A FRIEND IS MAKING AN UNHEALTHY CHOICE, SAY SO. SOMETIMES CHANGING SOMEONE’S MIND TAKES ONLY ONE PERSON’S VOICE OR ACTIONS. STATING YOUR HONEST OPINION ABOUT A FRIEND’S DECISION CAN BE HARD TO DO. BUT BEING HONEST WITH EACH OTHER IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF FRIENDSHIP.
SHOWING AFFECTION LETS PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU LIKE THEM.
YOUR AFFECTION SHOWS YOUR FRIENDS YOU THINK THEY ARE VALUABLE.
SEVERAL HEALTHY WAYS TO SHOW AFFECTION ARE LISTED ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

8. DEFINITIONS

9. DEFINITIONS
IF YOU ARE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE WHO HURTS YOU, THREATENS YOU, OR ENCOURAGES YOU TO IGNORE YOUR VALUES, THAT RELATIONSHIP IS UNHEALTHY.
YOU SHOULD WALK AWAY FROM THIS KIND OF RELATIONSHIP.
IF YOU ARE IN AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP, FIRST TALK TO YOUR PARENTS ABOUT RESOLVING IT. SOMETIMES, TALKING WITH THE OTHER PERSON IN THE UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP CAN ALSO HELP.