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What's Important to You
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What
Do You Believe In? |
- Friends, school,
career, family, honesty, trust, culture,
religion, health.
What you believe is important
affects everything you do.
- Parents pass
on what they believe in - their values
- to their children.
- We're all influenced
by the values of our friends and the society
we live in - through things like TV, magazines,
religion, and culture.
- You may not realize
it but you're developing your own values
when you wonder why your parents are freaking
out about the mess in your room or the
clothes you wear. You're questioning what's
really important, deciding which values
you agree with, which ones you're unsure
of, and which ones you think are way off
base.
- This is a natural
part of growing up and becoming independent.
It will even continue when you're an adult.
However, differences in beliefs or opinions are
a big source of tension for many teens
and their parents.
- Communication
skills is about learning to express
those differences of opinion without
hurting others, so you can negotiate
and work out the differences. Parents
can pick up some communication tips there
too!
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What's
Right and Wrong for You? |
- We all have the
laws of our society to live by. As well,
each of us has to make personal decisions
about what we think is right or wrong.
- Your beliefs
about things like smoking, drugs, alcohol,
and sexuality are put to the test often
when you're a teen. What you decide can
affect you forever.
- Make sure you
have the facts - you can surf through Healthy
Sexuality and Tobacco
Reduction, or talk to a Public Health
Nurse at your school or Peel Public Health.
- And trust your
inner experiences to tell you what feels
right for you. Whenever you feel confused
or unsure, talk it over with someone you
respect. Stuff like this takes time to
figure out!
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What
Makes You Feel Worthwhile and
Valued As a Person? |
- The clothes you
wear?
- Your looks?
- How much money
you have?
- How many friends
you have?
- Your intelligence
or your marks in school?
- Your physical
abilities?
- Your achievements
and contributions to the world?
- Your gender?
- Your sexual orientation/identity?
- Your religion?
- Your race, colour
or ethnic background?
In our culture, it's easy to think that material
stuff like cool clothes, CD players, having
your own cell phone or car, are signs of success.
But if material stuff is all there is
- an empty feeling will return every time the
novelty of getting something new wears off.
The challenge is to figure out what will have
lasting meaning for you.
If you've ever experienced prejudice or intolerance
based on race, religion or sexual orientation,
you know how deeply these kind of attitudes
can affect a person's sense of worth.
Talking about such experiences with someone
you trust and respect will help you see that
intolerance is based on ignorance and fear,
and has nothing to do with your value as a
human being. |
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