Life Skills Education Toolkit

LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA 7•

4. Relationships
   
   
   • Understand that children have ideal
   
   
   
   

images of themselves and others thatare difficult to live up to

• Understand that many qualities that

are idealized may affect healthyrelationships

• Learn that ideal images may reinforce

gender stereotypes

• Learn that ideal images change with

time and the person

• Understand that the relationships of

love include parents, brothers andsisters, friends and peers as well asthat special person – a boy or a girl, ahusband or a wife

• Learn that love can be expressed in

many ways by caring and helping

• Understand the difference between a

good and a bad friend

• Learn that abuse can be emotional,

social and physical

• Understand that give and take in any

relationship is important

• Understand that different perceptions

of the same situation may lead toconflict

• Have better self awareness regarding

individual responses to conflictsituation

• Communicate and manage strong

emotions that contribute to managingconflict.

• Learn positive conflict resolution

methods

• Learn that creative ways of solving

conflict lead to a win-win situation

One:

Ideal Persons

and Me Two:

Network of

Relationships Three:

Conflict and

Negotiation

• Heroes and

Heroines

• Talk show • Relationship Map• The Many

Meanings of Love

• Obstacle Race• My Best Friend• Wanted: Friends

Forever

• Abuse: Hurting

Someone

• Hotline• My Family and Me• I Belong to a

Community

• Who is right? Who

is wrong?

• Conflict Ladder• Different

Perspectives: Thisand That

• Responses to

Conflict

Self awareness,communication andcritical thinking Self awareness,communication, criticalthinking,and solvingproblems Critical thinking, copingwith feelings, selfawareness, empathy,problem-solving andcreative thinking

Module

Objectives

Session

Activities

Life Skills Learned/Outcomes

Module Plan Module Four: Relationships