This articles focuses on how parents can empower children on healthy and unhealthy relationships. This a topic parents must take seriously to save children from negative effects of unhealthy relationships.

1. A WALK WITH THE BOY CHILD
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2. Part 2Part 2
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3. Teaching boys and girls healthy
and unhealthy relationships
Teaching boys and girls healthy
and unhealthy relationships
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4. The greatest
trauma in life
among boys
and girls is
rejection and
isolation by
peers and
significant
others
The greatest
trauma in life
among boys
and girls is
rejection and
isolation by
peers and
significant
others
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5. Talk about healthy relationship
with your son or daughter
Talk about healthy relationship
with your son or daughter
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6. Healthy relationships
 Builds
 Adds value
 Cares
Protects
Nurtures
Grows
Inspires
Motivates
 Builds
 Adds value
 Cares
Protects
Nurtures
Grows
Inspires
Motivates
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7. The parents task is to help
adolescents develop healthy
relationships
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8. Relationship
with parents
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9. Relationship
with
teachers
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10. Relationship
with peers /
friends
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11. Relationship
with
neighbours
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12. Relationship
with church
members
Relationship
with church
members
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13. Relationship
with God
Relationship
with God
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14. Discuss about unhealthy and
abusive relationships
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15. Unhealthy relationship
Destroys
Hurts/Abusive
Humiliates
Erodes value
Exploits
Hurts
Disrespectful
Kills values /
good character
Destroys
Hurts/Abusive
Humiliates
Erodes value
Exploits
Hurts
Disrespectful
Kills values /
good character
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16. Illustrations of unhealthy
relationships to discuss with
your son or daughter
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17. Unhealthy
relationships with
teachers
TSC SACKS 32 Teachers for having
sexual affairs with students (Nov
2018)
Unhealthy
relationships with
teachers
TSC SACKS 32 Teachers for having
sexual affairs with students (Nov
2018)
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18. Unhealthy
relationships
with parents
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19. Unhealthy
relationships with
peers
Unhealthy
relationships with
peers
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20. Unhealthy
religious
relationships
(Adolescents are
getting trapped in
to cults)
Unhealthy
religious
relationships
(Adolescents are
getting trapped in
to cults)
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21. Unhealthy
relationships
with relatives
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22. UNHEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP
Between boy
and girls
UNHEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP
Between boy
and girls
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23. The need for friendship
with the members of the
opposite sex is great
among adolescents.
Because male and
female hormones are
very active at this stage
(Handle discussion on
boy – girl relationship
with caution and
honesty)
The need for friendship
with the members of the
opposite sex is great
among adolescents.
Because male and
female hormones are
very active at this stage
(Handle discussion on
boy – girl relationship
with caution and
honesty)
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24. Help children to understand
abusive relationships
The best way is to use cases
reported in the media to trigger
discussion.
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25. Emotionally abusive relationship
This is a relationship
when one person tries to
make you feel bad about
yourself. This can mean
hurting your feelings on
purpose, jealousy,
blaming you for the
abuse, cheating, or
continually criticizing you.
Emotional abuse affects
self-esteem.
This is a relationship
when one person tries to
make you feel bad about
yourself. This can mean
hurting your feelings on
purpose, jealousy,
blaming you for the
abuse, cheating, or
continually criticizing you.
Emotional abuse affects
self-esteem.
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26. Reproductive control
This type of
relationship happens
when a person in a
relationship tries to
force one to end a
pregnancy or lies about
birth control or give
force promise for
marriage or compel
one to marry without
consent.
This type of
relationship happens
when a person in a
relationship tries to
force one to end a
pregnancy or lies about
birth control or give
force promise for
marriage or compel
one to marry without
consent.
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27. Physical abuse
This include;
hitting, kicking,
pushing, or
hurting
someone in
any way.
This include;
hitting, kicking,
pushing, or
hurting
someone in
any way.
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28. Verbal abuse
This include
name-calling,
put-downs,
and using
words to hurt
someone.
This include
name-calling,
put-downs,
and using
words to hurt
someone.
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29. Sexual abuse
This include forcing
one to do anything
sexual, from kissing
to having sex
whether you’re in a
relationship or not.
This include forcing
one to do anything
sexual, from kissing
to having sex
whether you’re in a
relationship or not.
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30. Threats and intimidation
This relationship
include use the
threat of violence
or abuse to control
a partner.
This relationship
include use the
threat of violence
or abuse to control
a partner.
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31. Isolation
This type of abuse
involves controlling
and limiting your
access to friends,
family, and other
forms of emotional
and financial
support.
This type of abuse
involves controlling
and limiting your
access to friends,
family, and other
forms of emotional
and financial
support.
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32. Part 3
Coming soon
How a parent can tell his / her son or
daughter is in an emotionally abusive
relationship?
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How a parent can tell his / her son or
daughter is in an emotionally abusive
relationship?
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33. GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EMPOWER YOUR SON
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Program Coordinator
Stephen Kamore
(Counseling Psychologist , Researcher & Author)
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recommend to
every parent. It is
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