Substance Use and Personal Safety · Healthy Living
Refusal Skills and Peer Pressure
Practicing assertive communication techniques to handle difficult social situations.
Key Questions
- 1What is the difference between being assertive and being aggressive?
- 2How can you exit an uncomfortable situation while maintaining your social standing?
- 3Why is it important to have a pre-planned response for high-pressure moments?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Healthy Living: Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours - Grade 7ON: Social-Emotional Learning Skills - Grade 7
Grade: Grade 7
Subject: PE & Health
Unit: Substance Use and Personal Safety
Period: Healthy Living
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