RELATIONSHIPS

• Romantic Relationship


  • Major development milestone
  • Come with all other changes during adolescence
  • Linked to child's growing interest in body image and looks
  • Bring lots of emotional ups and downs among teenagers
• There isn't 'right age' to start relationships
• Age 9-11


  • Child start to show independence in friends
• Age 10-14


  • Spend more time in mixed gender groups
• Age 15-19


  • Romantic relationship can become central to social life
• First Crushes


  • Someone you admire and wants to be like
  • Before you start having relationships, you might have one or more crushes
• Romantic Crush


  • Beginning of romantic feelings
  • Imagining another person as perfect or ideal
  • Tend not to last very long, ideas of perfection often breakdown
  • Take crushes seriously and not make fun of them
• Sex and Teenage Relationship

  • Intimacy in relationship same sex attraction and early sexual experimention
  • Enters bisexual attraction
  • Experience dealing breakups in teenage relationship
• 7 Ways to Become Better in Relationships

  1. Get More Sleep

  2. Take Action

  3. Express Your Gratitude

  4. Avoid Hunger

  5. Focus on Humility

  6. Spend Quality Time Together

  7. Be Kind to Yourself
• Positivity


  Express happiness and pleasure
• Understanding


  Listen, forgive, apologize, etc.
• Giving Assurance


  Talk about the future
• Self Disclosing


  Share your feelings
• Openness


  Share what you need or want
• Sharing Tasks


  Equitably share responsibilities
• Involve Networks


  Spend time with your partner's friend and family
• Ways to Become Responsible in Relationship

  1. Be responsible for what you think and say to other person

  2. Be responsible for what you promise to do or not to do

  3. Ensure the relationship is mutually beneficial

  4. Respect the other party or parties involve

  5. Be ready to provide support when needed