Healthy relationship checklist

Healthy relationships are a very important part of life and assist in adding richness to the world that we live in. Having healthy relationships with family, friends and dating partners takes time, energy, and caring. The relationships that kids develop become a special part of their life and will teach them some extremely important lessons about who they are. It is important to talk with kids of all ages about the important aspects of developing and identifying a healthy relationship.

Teach kids that healthy relationships are about:

  • Respect -- In a healthy relationship, partners value and cherish each other’s friendship and consider each other’s feelings.
  • Dignity -- In a healthy relationship, partners only ask each other to do things that they believe in and feel comfortable doing. Partners do not share each other’s private feelings and thoughts with friends.
  • Honesty -- In a healthy relationship, partners are sincere and mean what they say to each other.
  • Trust -- In a healthy relationship, partners can rely on each other and know they will not share each other’s private information or say anything that would embarrass each other.
  • Kindness -- In a healthy relationship, partners are generous, and care about how each other feels.
  • Caring -- In a healthy relationship, partners are concerned about each other.
  • Listening -- In a healthy relationship, partners actively listen to each other.
  • Acceptance -- In a healthy relationship, partners like each other for who they each are.
  • Tolerance -- In a healthy relationship, partners have patience for each other and understand that nobody is perfect and everybody makes mistakes.
  • Helping -- In a healthy relationship, partners help one another during hard times.
  • Loyalty -- In a healthy relationship, partners stick up for each other and do not talk behind each other’s back. Partners are each other’s friend no matter what friends may think or say.
  • Being dependable -- In a healthy relationship, partners are there for each other when they say they will be, and keep plans with each other.
  • Enjoyment -- In a healthy relationship, partners enjoy spending time together.
  • Empathy -- In a healthy relationship, partners try to understand the way each other feels and are thoughtful not to hurt each other’s feelings.
  • Intimacy -- In a healthy relationship, partners share their experiences, feelings and thoughts with each other.