Social and Emotional Health

Other Massachusetts Comprehensive Health and Physical Education sets

• Grades Pre-K-2
• Grades 3-5
• Grades 6-8
• Grades 9-12
• Personal and Community Health
• Physical Health
• Safety and Prevention

Describe different types of families, addressing membership and social influences, and the functions of family members  CH.SEH.06.01

Describe factors, such as character traits of individuals and life events, that can strengthen families  CH.SEH.06.02

Identify whom to talk with about family problems and successes  CH.SEH.06.03

Identify what parents do to provide a safe, healthy environment for their children  CH.SEH.06.04

Describe how the functions, purposes, and responsibilities of family members change with life events  CH.SEH.06.05

Explain the family life cycle and recognize that raising a child is one of the most important functions of a family  CH.SEH.06.06

Describe those one can trust or turn to for help when needed, such as a support system that can include relatives, friends, neighbors, community organizations, and faith-based groups  CH.SEH.06.07

Describe ways in which relationships among parents and children change during adolescence, and compare peer and parental influences  CH.SEH.06.08

Explain the functions, purposes, and social significance of family from various historical periods, including modern times  CH.SEH.06.09

Identify the traits of a healthy family (such as responsibility, communication, trust, loyalty, respect, commitment, love, affirmation, and self-reliance) and explain the interdependence and independence of family members  CH.SEH.06.10

Identify steps for getting support or help, including identifying resources for families whose members have special health needs  CH.SEH.06.11

Identify the child-rearing skills (including emotional maturity to nurture children and knowledge of child development stages) and the financial resources needed for parenting  CH.SEH.06.12

Evaluate various types of discipline parents might use with children of different ages  CH.SEH.06.13

Describe the consequences of teen parenting from the perspectives of the teen mother, teen father, and the parents of the teens  CH.SEH.06.14

Identify desirable character traits (such as love, respectfulness, generosity, kindness, and forgiveness) and describe the development of good character, including the role of parents and family in the moral development of children  CH.SEH.06.15

Describe considerations relevant to becoming a parent (including the various ways of becoming a parent such as foster parenting, adoption, and stepparenting)  CH.SEH.06.16

Describe parental practices that encourage literacy in young children  CH.SEH.06.17

Explain why communication is essential in human relationships and identify people from whom children can learn how to communicate, such as family members, friends, community members, and members of faith-based groups  CH.SEH.07.01

Apply both verbal and non-verbal communication skills to develop positive relationships and improve the social environment of the schoolCH.SEH.07.02

Describe the concept of friendship and contrast qualities that strengthen or weaken a friendship, including the importance of sound character in interacting with others  CH.SEH.07.03

Describe the concepts of prejudice and discrimination CH.SEH.07.04

Apply attentive listening, feedback, and assertiveness skills to enhance positive interpersonal communication CH.SEH.07.05

Explain how peer pressure influences choices and apply strategies for managing negative peer pressure and encouraging positive peer pressure CH.SEH.07.06

Recognize the positive contributions of character traits (such as tolerance, honesty, self-discipline, respectfulness, and kindness) to relationships, the benefit to relationships which include understanding and respecting individual differences, and the detrimental effect of prejudice (such as prejudice on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, or religion) on individual relationships and society as a whole CH.SEH.07.07

Describe the purpose of dating and acceptable dating attitudes (such as respect) and appropriate conduct  CH.SEH.07.08

Explain the benefits of abstinence, postponing sexual behavior, and setting limits on sexual behavior  CH.SEH.07.09

Identify techniques for handling anger and resolving conflicts in the family, friendships, and the workplace, including seeking help from professional and community organizations and faith-based groups  CH.SEH.07.10

Contrast the emotional impact on long-term relationships of positive communication (such as active listening, praise, and humor) with negative communication (such as teasing, name calling, bullying) CH.SEH.07.11

Describe the influence of the larger social group on individual conduct (such as giving comfort, solving problems, and controlling deviant behavior through enforcing laws and the development of good character in the members of society) CH.SEH.07.12

Explain the importance of communication in setting limits in a sexual relationship CH.SEH.07.13

Explain the purpose of friendship in different stages of the life cycle and describe how friends can support one another in making healthy decisions CH.SEH.07.14

Recognize and identify the concept of friendship without romantic involvement and how friendship may develop into romantic relationships CH.SEH.07.15

Explain the importance of responsibility and character traits such as love, respectfulness, generosity, kindness, and forgiveness, in committed relationships CH.SEH.07.16

Describe commitment in casual and serious relationships CH.SEH.07.17