Lesson 6 119
Copyright 2025 Marline E. Pearson
❖ Know that it is not okay for a partner or friend to make you feel bad, call you names, put you
down, or disrespect you. A healthy relationship means the other person makes you feel good
about who you are. We’ll be talking more in a later lesson about dating violence.
❖ Have a round of group applause after each one.
Instructor note: (Optional) Take a photograph of each sculpture. Include the group’s
brief description of their sculpture and a copy of the corresponding Six Types of
Relationships activity card by each photo. Consider printing the photos of their
sculptures (in color) and making a large poster for public display. Give it a title, such
as, “Is it a Healthy Relationship?” Post it in your room or a public place to serve as an
important reminder and to honor their work and creativity. Note: You can also insert
these photos into your PowerPoint slide show.
❖ (PP) Before you use what you’ve learned to assess an actual
relationship, let’s underscore a central point:
❖ Feeling safe in a relationship is the ultimate test of a healthy
relationship.
• Physical Safety—If there is any aggression or fear of
aggression, it’s not healthy, period.
• Emotional Safety—This kind of safety comes from feeling safe to say what’s on your
mind and in your heart—to be accepted for the real you.
• Trust and Commitment Safety means knowing your partner will be there for you—
they’ve got your back and are reliable.
❖ (PP) Ask participants to locate Is It a Healthy Relationship?
in their journal (pgs. 19-20). It may help to read the first
paragraph on pg. 19 of the journal. You might also opt to read
aloud each set of contrasting questions for each category.
Activity: Assessing Relationships
Copyright 2025 Marline E. Pearson
❖ Know that it is not okay for a partner or friend to make you feel bad, call you names, put you
down, or disrespect you. A healthy relationship means the other person makes you feel good
about who you are. We’ll be talking more in a later lesson about dating violence.
❖ Have a round of group applause after each one.
Instructor note: (Optional) Take a photograph of each sculpture. Include the group’s
brief description of their sculpture and a copy of the corresponding Six Types of
Relationships activity card by each photo. Consider printing the photos of their
sculptures (in color) and making a large poster for public display. Give it a title, such
as, “Is it a Healthy Relationship?” Post it in your room or a public place to serve as an
important reminder and to honor their work and creativity. Note: You can also insert
these photos into your PowerPoint slide show.
❖ (PP) Before you use what you’ve learned to assess an actual
relationship, let’s underscore a central point:
❖ Feeling safe in a relationship is the ultimate test of a healthy
relationship.
• Physical Safety—If there is any aggression or fear of
aggression, it’s not healthy, period.
• Emotional Safety—This kind of safety comes from feeling safe to say what’s on your
mind and in your heart—to be accepted for the real you.
• Trust and Commitment Safety means knowing your partner will be there for you—
they’ve got your back and are reliable.
❖ (PP) Ask participants to locate Is It a Healthy Relationship?
in their journal (pgs. 19-20). It may help to read the first
paragraph on pg. 19 of the journal. You might also opt to read
aloud each set of contrasting questions for each category.
Activity: Assessing Relationships
