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Respecting boundaries in friendships

I can explain how to respect personal boundaries.

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Respecting boundaries in friendships

I can explain how to respect personal boundaries.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. We all have personal boundaries.
  2. We should respect other people's boundaries.
  3. In healthy friendships, we should feel free to state our boundaries.
  4. We should expect other people to respect our boundaries.
  5. We should support our friends to maintain their boundaries.

Keywords

  • Personal - in this context, something to do with ourselves

  • Boundary - an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow

  • Maintain - in this context, putting in effort to keep a relationship healthy and working

Common misconception

People who maintain their boundaries are overly sensitive or lack a sense of humour.

Everyone has personal boundaries, whether they are aware of them or not, and these boundaries vary from person to person. All boundaries are valid and should be respected equally.


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Use relatable role-play scenarios to help pupils recognise and respect personal boundaries.
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Equipment

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with their correct definitions.
Correct Answer:equality,treating everyone the same and giving them the same opportunities

treating everyone the same and giving them the same opportunities

Correct Answer:discriminate,to treat someone worse because of their characteristics

to treat someone worse because of their characteristics

Correct Answer:trait,a particular part of you

a particular part of you

Q2.
Who should we ask for help around peer pressure?
Correct answer: a parent/carer
the person pressuring us
Correct answer: a trusted adult at school
a younger sibling
Q3.
Which statements are true?
Correct answer: Our families should respect our boundaries.
Differences among friends are always a negative thing.
Correct answer: Sometimes we need to walk away from unhealthy friendships.
Unhealthy friendship traits are known as green flags.
Q4.
Match the behaviour to whether it is a red flag or a green flag.
Correct Answer:respecting our boundaries,green flag

green flag

Correct Answer:discriminating against us,red flag

red flag

Correct Answer:celebrating differences,green flag

green flag

Correct Answer:using kind words,green flag

green flag

Correct Answer:putting us under pressure,red flag

red flag

Q5.
There are nine protected under the Equality Act 2010.
Correct Answer: characteristics
Q6.
We must always get before touching someone's body.
Correct Answer: consent, permission

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words with their correct definitions.
Correct Answer:personal,in this context, something to do with ourselves

in this context, something to do with ourselves

Correct Answer:boundary,an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow

an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow

Correct Answer:maintain,in this context, putting in effort to keep a relationship healthy

in this context, putting in effort to keep a relationship healthy

Q2.
Which statements are false?
Correct answer: Only some people have boundaries.
We all have personal boundaries.
We should respect other people's boundaries.
Correct answer: People who maintain their boundaries need to be less sensitive.
Q3.
Match the behaviour with whether it is part of a healthy or unhealthy friendship.
Correct Answer:feeling free to state our boundaries,healthy

healthy

Correct Answer:feeling bad for stating our boundaries,unhealthy

unhealthy

Correct Answer:supporting us in maintaining boundaries,healthy

healthy

Correct Answer:ignoring our boundaries,unhealthy

unhealthy

Correct Answer:respecting our boundaries,healthy

healthy

Q4.
Our personal boundaries aren’t able to control how other people towards us.
Correct Answer: behave, act, are
Q5.
Which of these is an unhealthy personal boundary?
"I don't like hugs, but high fives are ok!"
"I won't have conversations with someone who talks over me."
Correct answer: "If my friend is upset, they must tell me what's wrong."
Q6.
Who should we tell if someone is ignoring or trying to change our personal boundaries?
our younger cousin
Correct answer: a trusted adult
our imaginary friend
our pet hamster