Teens Discuss Toxic Relationships - S4 E12

<p><strong>What is a toxic relationship? How are teens influenced by family interactions? What is healthy/unhealthy while dating?<br> </strong>This week's hosts, Nonye and Debo, have a conversation with classmates Kai and Charlie to talk through unhealthy relationships. The 8th graders define "toxic relationships" and give an explanation about their effect on teenage life. Detailed discussion points: red flags in relationships, family interactions, dating as a teen, the pressure to please parents, setting social boundaries, respecting privacy, trust vs dishonesty, insecurity issues, rebuilding friendships, and many more social health topics.</p> <p><strong>RESOURCES<br> </strong>Students: <a href="https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/behaviour/peers-friends-trends/frenemies" target="_blank">Frenemies and Toxic Friendships</a><br> Parents: <a href="https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-kids-have-good-romantic-relationships/" target="_blank">Teens and Romantic Relationships</a><br> Teachers: <a href="https://www.loveisrespect.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/middle-school-educators-toolkit.pdf" target="_blank">Love is Respect: Educators Toolkit</a></p> <p>Tune in next week for a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the school year.</p> <p>Teaching insight, blog posts, and more from the Health Education classroom: <a href="http://lifeisthefuture.com/">LifeIsTheFuture.com</a></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lifeisthefuture/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/lifeisthefuture/support</a>