Just Good Friends

Background

This programme can be used to prompt discussions about:

• different types of relationship
• the qualities of a positive relationship
• the importance of different relationships and the things which can be gained from them

Dealing with friendship, especially between males and females, opens up a whole host of issues for young people to consider. These relationships, although at times positive, can be problematic. How can young people deal with this? Relationships between the opposite sex are not necessarily sexual relationships. How can these relationships be maintained, what are the pressures involved and what makes relationships work? All these aspects of friendship can be explored using the programme as a starting point for discussion.