Extending from the previous video on attachment, this video explores ways to build healthy relationship skills in children and young people. Given the very social nature of school and important of positive and rewarding peer relationships to student engagement, this video explores the skills required to form, maintain and repair relationships. For many young people growing up in Power Over family cultures Power With relationship dynamics and skills may be both foreign and challenging.
Module 2.6: Healthy relationship skills
Collaborative Questions:
Do you ever witness Power Over tendencies in the children, young people and/or families that you work with?
What skills do children and young people need to build Power With relationships?
How can you build awareness of the differences between the Power Over and Power With relationship styles?
How might attachment (secure and insecure) styles impact on Power Over and Power With relationships?