Transcript Teen Living Unit 3.01 - Cabarrus County Schools

Teen Living
Unit 3.01
Factors that Affect Family
Factors Affecting Families
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A. Family, friends, and peers
B. Self-concept
C. Stress
D. Dating
1. Healthy
2. Unhealthy
E. Sexual abstinence
Family, Friends, Peers
• List television programs that focus on
friendships. Discuss how these friendships are
similar to and different from real-life
friendships. Describe the most important
quality of a friend. “Pair and share”.
• Write a letter to an imaginary, potential new
friend. Explain your philosophy of friendship
and why you would make a good friend
• What do you think of when you hear the word
dating?
• Do you have positive feelings, or negative
feelings?
• Do you think about the dates you have had?
• Think about your first date, or a dream date that
you might have.
• What are you looking for in a date?
• (Smart, attractive, tall, short, quiet, talkative,
skills, etc.)
• Dating
• A prearranged planned activity between a
male and a female.
• Traditionally arranged by the male.
• Only a date when one asks the other to share
an activity.
Purpose of Dating
1.Socialization:
To develop appropriate social skills
To practive getting along with others in different settings
2. Recreation:
To have fun and enjoy the companionship of others
To try new and different activities
3. Mate Selection:
To see others in many different settings
To compare the personality and characteristics of many
people
Positive and Negative Characteristics
of Dating
• Positive:
• Being concerned with your
date’s comfort.
• Being able to carry on a
conversation.
• Being able to ask questions.
• Stay attentive to your date.
• Show respect for the other
person.
• Be yourself: be genuine.
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• Negative:
• Speaking freely of past
relationships.
• Being oblivious to the
partner’s need.
• Being unfamiliar with rules
of etiquette.
• Pointing out faults.
• Dominating the topic.
• Pretending to know
everything
Qualities you wanted in a date
• Your appearance:
• If you want to create a good impression and
be a good date you need to look your best.
• People like their dates to look nice, not only
for their own visual pleasure, but also because
they prefer to be seen with attractive people.
• Your posture:
• If you slump your shoulders, bow your head,
and keep your eyes on the floor, you give the
impression of wanting to go unnoticed. if you
life your chin, square your shoulders, and walk
with pride, others will see that you are full of
vitality.
• Posture can communicate your selfconfidence.
• Good Grooming:
• Clean hair that is properly cut and shaped will
enhance your total appearance.
• Good grooming habits help you show that you
care about yourself and about other people’s
opinions of you.
• Clothing Selection and Care:
• There is a saying that “clothing makes the
person.” This is because people often judge
you according to the clothes you wear.
• Different clothes create different images.
• Proper care of clothing is also important.
Hang or fold garments carefully.
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• Respond:
• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
• physical appearance is not everything. In the
long run, physical attractiveness in not
important in developing or sustaining a good
relationship. It may get you a date, but it will
not get you a long-term happy relationship.
• Read 1st date story. Write a response to the
story.