Respectful relationships

Developing respectful, positive relationships can help you to feel connected to others, supported and safe. All of us need to work on skills that will help us to have positive relationships with other people. One of the best ways to build relationships like these is to understand our personal strengths and use them for positive behaviour, learning and wellbeing.

It's sometimes difficult to understand and manage your emotions or to know how to deal with other people's emotions. Learning how to cope with challenges and solve problems can help you handle stressful situations. When you are able to recognise the signs that you are not coping well, you can ask for help. There are lots of people ready to support you.

Developing respectful relationships skills builds wellbeing and can help you to learn. It includes:

• understanding your emotions and strengths
• understanding how other people think, feel and behave
• skills for interacting positively with others
• knowing where to get help for situations like family violence.