Lesson Plan

Healthy Friendship Balance

Students will identify codependent vs. balanced friendship behaviors using scenarios and develop one personal strategy for maintaining healthy, mutual relationships.

Understanding codependency helps students build self-awareness and social-emotional skills, leading to stronger, more balanced friendships and better well-being.

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5 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up

2 minutes

Step 2

Small-Group Activity

8 minutes

Step 3

Class Discussion

3 minutes

Step 4

Cool-Down Reflection

2 minutes

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Healthy Friendship Balance

Objectives

What Makes a Friendship Healthy?

What Is Codependency?

Small-Group Activity: Scenarios

Balanced Relationship Checklist

Class Discussion

Cool-Down Reflection

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Healthy Friendship Balance

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