Boundary Setting

Knowing and communicating personal boundaries is essential for healthy relationships and safety.

• Framework: IPC
• Unit: Champions of Character
• Learning area: Socio-Emotional
• Level: Level 2

Objectives

• Understand personal boundaries
• Communicate boundaries clearly
• Respect others' boundaries

Materials

• Boundary scenario cards
• Personal space activities
• Boundary scripts

Instructions

Discuss what boundaries are: limits on how we want to be treated. Identify personal boundaries around touch, space, words, and belongings. Practice communicating boundaries: 'I don't like that. Please stop.' Also practice respecting others' boundaries even when we don't understand them.

Educator tip

Connect to body safety without making this purely about stranger danger—most boundary violations come from people we know.

Assessment

Observe boundary communication and respect for others' stated boundaries.

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