UNESCO Concept Name

1.1 Families

UNESCO Age

12-15 years

Learning Objective Key Idea

Key idea: Growing up means taking responsibility for oneself and others

Learners will be able to:

▶ ▶ identify and examine new responsibilities that they have for themselves and others as they grow up (knowledge);

▶ ▶acknowledge that as they grow up their worlds and affections expand beyond the family, and friends and peers become particularly important (attitudinal);

▶ ▶assess and take on new responsibilities and relationships (skill).

Key idea: Conflict and misunderstandings between parents/guardians and children are common, especially during adolescence, and are usually resolvable

Learners will be able to:

▶ ▶  list conflicts and misunderstandings that commonly happen between parents/guardians and children (knowledge);

▶ ▶describe ways to resolve conflict or misunderstandings with parents/guardians (knowledge);

▶ ▶acknowledge that conflict and misunderstandings with parents/guardians are common during adolescence and can usually be resolved (attitudinal);

▶ ▶apply strategies for resolving conflict and misunderstandings with parents/guardians (skill).

Key idea: Love, cooperation, gender equality, mutual caring and mutual respect are important for healthy family functioning and relationships

Learners will be able to:

▶ ▶ identify characteristics of healthy family functioning (knowledge);

▶ ▶ justify why these characteristics are important to healthy family functioning (attitudinal);

▶ ▶ assess their contributions toward healthy family functioning (skill).

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