Teen Health Course 2

Setting Healthy Limits

Introduction
Knowing your limits in a relationship – what is okay and what is not – is important. Limits keep relationships safe and respectful. Knowing where your limits are in a relationship also makes it easier to communicate. On the Web site below, you will learn about respectful and abusive relationships. You will also learn about what your rights are in a relationship, and what you can do to stop and prevent abuse.

Link to explore: Choose Respect : http://www.chooserespect.org/

Directions

• Start at the Choose Respect Web site.
• Click on and read “Get the Facts,” “Get Involved,”and “Dating Bill of Rights” and “What’s Respect?” links. Take notes as you read.
• When you are done, answer the questions below.
• Answer the questions below.
• Finally, using the information provided on these links, list 10 things teens should know and do to set healthy limits in relationships.

1			What is the foundation of healthy relationships?
2			What are six of your twelve rights in a relationship?
3			What are the different types of relationship abuse?
4			What are three signs of an unhealthy relationship?
5			Name four steps you can take to get help from being in abusive relationship.