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Opening Prayer
Lord, help us to listen with open minds and hearts as we begin our Mind, Body, and Spirit Retreat
Day. Help us to learn something new today. Guide us, Lord, to learn the skills necessary to build
healthy relationships with our families and friends, as we follow your Son, Jesus.
Amen.
2008 E. Fulham, St. Paul Catholic School, DOSP
Day TwoTheme: Healthy Relationships
• Self Acceptance• Friendship• Communication
• Relationships• Healthy Relationships• Unhealthy Relationships
•Internet Safety•On-line Information •Protecting privacy
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Day Two Continued...
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• Bullying• Types• Survival Skills
• Being Healthy• Physically• Mentally• Emotionally• Socially• Spiritually C Group Activity: Mini-Me, Make & Take
Physical Activity: Beach Ball ChallengeLife Skill: Self Acceptance
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Self-Acceptance The ability to appreciate yourself as you
are...as God made you.
• Don’t be ashamed of your weaknesses.• A healthy acceptance of weaknesses
means that you are not wasting energy defending them.
• Be realistic about your limitations.• Focus on building your strengths.
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Mini-MeAccepting Strengths and Weaknesses
• You have been given a cardboard cutout representing you.• Use markers to list some of your strengths on the front of the
cutout.• Turn the cutout over and list some weaknesses that you feel
comfortable to share.• Put the cutout around your neck, displaying whichever side you
choose.
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Beach Ball Challenge
Making good choices in life is constant work, just like keeping a beach ball in the air.
Never think that good choices will happen easily, or you’ll end up dropping the ball!
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Developing Meaningful Relationships
To have a friend, you need to be a friend.
Be trustworthy and honest.
Don’t gossip.
Learn how to apologize: • “I’m sorry I hurt your feelings. It
• won’t happen again. What can I do • to make up for it?”
Have a good sense of humor!
Choose friends who share your values.
Bring your friends home for your parents to meet.
Don’t be afraid to say “no” to a friend or stand up for what you know is right.
Be willing to model Catholic values.
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Signs of A Possibly Unhealthy Relationship
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• Someone is making fun of you or putting you down.
• You are hiding activities you do with someone from your family.
• Someone who is not the same age as most of your friends is suddenly giving you a lot of attention.
• You feel someone is trying to get you to do something that you know is wrong?
• You feel controlled.
• You feel bullied.
• You are being asked to keep secrets.
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Bullying Survival Skills
• Don’t be ashamed or embarrassed.• Remember that bullying is not
permanent.• Understand several facts about
bullies.• Try to blend in.• Tell a school official.• Get active.• Use specific responses to deal with
the bully:• Laugh along• Change the subject• Roll with it• Be assertive• Learn verbal self defense
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The Wonders of the World Wide Web
• Fast and Convenient
• Excellent resource for:• Learning• Communicating• Entertainment• Fun
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Blogging Gone Bad!Blogging Gone Bad!• Be cautious when using Be cautious when using
internet online internet online communities.communities.
• What you type stays on What you type stays on the internet forever.the internet forever.
• What you mean to say What you mean to say might be read in a might be read in a different way. different way.
• Ask yourself: How would Ask yourself: How would I feel if my parents or my I feel if my parents or my teachers read this?teachers read this?
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Keys to Maintaining a Healthy Keys to Maintaining a Healthy Body...Body...
1 Corinthians 6:13 - “The body is not for 1 Corinthians 6:13 - “The body is not for immortality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for immortality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for
the body.”the body.”
• Nourishment• Sleep • Prayer• Exercise • Play• Laughter
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Healthy Eating
• What do you need for a growing body?• What are carbohydrates, proteins, fats?• How often should you eat?• What are healthy snacks?• How much food does a growing body
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Sleep Is Not Optional
• Children of all ages need sleep to grow. Growth hormones are released during deep sleep.
• Brains need sleep! Brains recharge during sleep.• People vary on how much sleep they need. Middle school
students are encouraged to get about 9 hours each night.• Avoid stimulating activities at least 1 hour before bedtime.• Reduce caffeine intake at least 6 hours before bedtime.• Know what relaxes you, like turning off the
television/computer and reading a book.
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Different Ways to Pray
• Spoken prayer• Memorized Prayer • Conversation with God – Speaking
and Listening
• Scripture
• Meditation• Silently relaxing in the presence of• God
• Contemplation• Thinking of the life events of Mary• and Jesus
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Prayer, exercise, good relationships, Prayer, exercise, good relationships, and healthy sleeping and eating and healthy sleeping and eating
habits can help develop a healthy habits can help develop a healthy mind, body, and spirit! mind, body, and spirit!
Good health choices demonstrate Good health choices demonstrate respect for God’s gift of life!respect for God’s gift of life!
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Make and Take Activity
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