Respectful Relationships

• Cooperating in a relationship where each person has equal say in and trying to understand each person’s perspective.  
• Relationship skills

  • Communication ( talking and listening to one another)
  • Providing feedback
  • Informed Consent
  • Negotiating needs
  • Asserting a stance on issues
  • Making decisions
  • Actively listening
  • Setting ground rules and boundaries
• Assertiveness:

  This means to communicating your needs, wants, feelings, beliefs and opinions to others in a direct and honest manner, while at the same time being receptive to their needs and without intentionally hurting anyone's feelings
• Power in relationships

  • Family
  • Friends
  • Peers
  • Intimate relationships
  • Religion
  • Gender
  • Sexuality