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Text Box: Attention anyone who works with youth! Here is an example which some martial art school owners use for youth essays: Expressing feelings appropriately Communication is extremely important in any relationship. When assumption and perception are allowed to formulate opinion, understanding is seldom, if ever, truly realized. Lack of communication often destroys relationships. Expressing feelings appropriately helps to create a better understanding of your exact thoughts and intentions. Here are steps to expressing feelings appropriately along with some examples: Remain calm and relaxed. Look at the person with whom you are speaking. Describe the feelings you are having using appropriate words; such as: “I feel unappreciated” rather than “I feel like dirt.” Avoid profanity or statements of blame. Take responsibility for your own feelings. Thank the person for listening. Examples of expressing feelings: I feel embarrassed that you would talk about me like I was an object you own or a prize you’ve won. I feel betrayed that you would discuss our confidential conversations with other people. I feel ashamed that someone talked about you yesterday and I participated in it just so they would like me. 4. I feel there is a lack of trust in our relationship after you lied to me about where you were Saturday night. Interactive Activity: Have students sit back to back; one student with pen and paper, and one student without pen and paper. Give students an object to describe. Student with pen and paper draws the object; then the other student describes the object with words. The point of the lesson is to practice good communication. Some people think in pictures and some think in words. Students often tend to draw the picture easier than explaining it with words. Example: Man walking a dog. Have students pair up and practice describing something that makes them happy. Review as a group to help them understand how to describe what makes them happy. Example: A theme park. Help the student explain what it is about the theme park and describe their favorite ride. This practice helps explaining sad as well as happy feelings. It is also a safe way to introduce the thought to students who shut down and cannot or will not express feelings. You may find this particular student (after learning to safely express their feelings) will come to you, a parent, a school counselor or some other trusted adult concerning matters of emotional, physical or sexual abuse. This IS part of self defense training. Helping youth learn to develop healthy relationships can provide good self defense behavioral skills and prevent domestic violence behaviors in men and women.

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Text Box: This 160 page book was written by Mr. and Mrs. Passmore and will help parents teach youth of all ages (teenagers included) essential behavior techniques which will guide them into a successful adult life with a defensive Mental Edge.

Emotional Self-Defense Book

· Hyperactivity

· Teasing

· Abusive Relationships

· Peer Interaction

· Study Skills

· Organization Skills

· Courtesy Skills

· Make great Essay questions

· And much, much more!!

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