Objective:

Students will gain an understanding of the importance of developing and maintaining a close relationship with their parent(s), grandparent(s), guardian or other adult figure.

Supporting Ideas:

1. Explain why it is important for each teen to maintain or develop a close relationship with his or her parents.
2. Discuss how we develop relationships with our parents.
3. Show how strong parent/pre-teen relationships are advantageous to both parent and pre-teen.
4. Show how strong support from parents, grandparents, etc. affects our life dreams and goals.
5. Show how these relationships relate to a healthy life.

Health Standard:

• Standard 1: Students will understand health promotion and disease prevention concepts and practices.
  • Indicator 1: Students will evaluate how personal behavior can impact the health of self, peers, and family.
    • Benchmark A: Model appropriate ways to express feelings in a variety of age-appropriate situations.
• Standard 4: Students will use interpersonal communication skills to enhance personal health.
  • Indicator 1: Students will evaluate how communication affects relationships with family, peers, and community.
    • Benchmark B: Choose appropriate communication techniques when interacting with family, peers, and community.
• Standard 4: Students will use interpersonal communication skills to enhance personal health.
  • Indicator 2: Students will evaluate and select effective communication skills which enhance personal health.
    • Benchmark A: Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.
    • Benchmark B: Determine behaviors/situations which create bridges and barriers to effective communication.