Free Healthy vs Unhealthy Relationship Workbooks & Guides for Teens Printables

Workbooks, lesson plans, activity packs, quizzes and fact sheets sit together here for practical relationship education and direct support. The materials cover consent, boundaries, respect, peer pressure, online safety, dating abuse, exploitation, safety planning and emotional recovery, with options for primary children, teenagers, young adults and learners with additional support needs.


Girls’ Talk Workbook for Healthy Sexual Relationships

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Arranged as a workbook with an introductory section and five themed areas, Girls’ Talk includes guidance on girls who display harmful sexual behaviours followed by practical exercises for direct work. The visible contents cover setting the scene, life experiences, positive self, healthy relationships, and self-regulation, with activities such as relationship islands, strengths and needs wheels, masks, mindfulness, body image tasks, bullying scenarios, boundaries, conflict resolution, goal setting and a Girls’ Talk game.

Designed for use in one-to-one sessions, therapeutic support, youth work or specialist harmful sexual behaviour practice, the workbook is most suited to social workers, counsellors, therapists and practitioners supporting girls and teenagers to explore relationships safely. It offers printable prompts and structured activities that can help build emotional awareness, self-compassion, communication skills and safer decision-making. Produced by Barnardo’s Cymru Taith Service with Caffeine Creative Ltd.

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Boys 2 Workbook for Boys’ Healthy Sexual Relationships

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Healthy sexual relationships, identity and emotional regulation are central themes in Boys-2-Workbook-English. The contents show a practical workbook for supporting boys and young men at risk of child sexual exploitation, with sections on getting to know the young person, seeing the whole picture, understanding behaviour through a developmental lens, exploring gender stereotypes, building healthy relationships and repairing relationships.

Exercises include problem-free and attunement activities, My Journey, My Relationships, Feeling Safe, Child First Behaviour Second, Flipping Your Lid, feelings in the body, power in relationships, calm boxes, choices and consequences, goal setting and safety planning. It is likely to be useful for social workers, youth workers, counsellors and CSE practitioners working one-to-one or in planned sessions with teenage boys and young men. Produced by Barnardo’s with Caffeine Creative, with Home Office branding shown on the cover.

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Expect Respect Healthy Relationships Toolkit for Schools

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Professionals are supported to open safe, structured conversations with children, kids, teenagers and young people about respect, boundaries, gender expectations and abuse in relationships. The contents show a full teaching toolkit with an introduction to domestic abuse, its effects on children and young people, guidance on disclosures, and session plans for ages 4 to 11 and 11 to 18.

Activities include exploring toys and gender assumptions, friends and secrets, careers, conflict resolution, excuses for violence, online identity, domestic violence and abuse, myths and realities, consent, coercive control and online relationships. It is most suited to teachers, school safeguarding leads, youth workers and domestic abuse practitioners delivering classroom learning, small-group sessions or preventative education. Second edition revised by Amna Abdullatif, with a foreword by Nicki Norman.

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Healthy Relationships TALK Pack for Teens Aged 14-16

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Love, safety, esteem and respect form the core framework for this educational activity pack for teenagers aged 14 to 16. The pack introduces its purpose as a tool for preventing domestic violence and abuse, encouraging discussion and debate, and building a shared language between facilitators and young people. The early pages also show that activities are intended to be used independently, with learning objectives, outcomes and outcome measures included.

Teaching staff, youth workers, pastoral teams and professionals supporting adolescents can use the pack in PHSE lessons, small group work or one-to-one sessions where relationship boundaries, self-worth and abuse awareness need to be explored sensitively. It was written by the Children and Young Persons team at Devon Domestic Abuse Support Service, Splitz Support Service, with funding from the OPCC.

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What’s the Deal? Online Safety Activity Book for Teens

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The “Big Feelings – Train the Brain” section uses cartoon brain diagrams and simple explanations of the cerebral cortex, limbic system and brain stem to show why emotions can feel intense during adolescence. The contents also point to work on values, self check-ins, bullying, dating relationships, serious issues, personal boundaries, getting help, and healthy relationships, with a strong focus on what can happen once images, messages or posts are shared electronically.

Teachers, school counsellors, youth workers and parents can use the activity book in PSHE, safeguarding lessons, mentoring sessions or one-to-one conversations with teenagers who need practical support around online safety, consent, social media pressure and asking a safe adult for help. Created by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, it gives young people clear, direct information without talking down to them.

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Teen Relationship Workbook for Healthy Dating Safety

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Everyday conversations with teenagers about dating, boundaries and safety can be easier when there are structured prompts to work through. The workbook is organised into clear sections on evaluating relationships, understanding abuse, social influences, building healthy relationships and making good decisions, with worksheet topics including support maps, relationship quizzes, power and control, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, warning signs, gender roles, self-esteem, assertive “I” statements, relationship rights, safety planning and helping a friend.

Designed for use by professionals supporting teens and young people, it is particularly suited to counsellors, therapists, youth workers, school pastoral staff and group facilitators running one-to-one sessions, PSHE-style lessons or psycho-educational groups. The pages offer practical discussion starters and reflective exercises for exploring unhealthy patterns, strengthening communication, planning for safety and supporting healthier decision-making. Written by Kerry Moles, CSW, with illustrations by Amy Leutenberg Brodsky, LISW.

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Friend or Foe CSE Relationships Education Pack PDF

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Helps staff plan sensitive sessions on positive and negative relationships, risky associations and sexual exploitation without making the work feel detached from young people’s everyday experiences. The pack includes background information on child sexual exploitation, risk indicators, drugs and alcohol, links with PSHE curriculum guidance, and staff training materials such as signs and indicators, a sexual exploitation quiz, and legal knowledge activities.

Classroom and groupwork sections include exercises on relationship qualities, pressure and expectations, safer nights out, internet and mobile phone risks, diary-based scenarios, agony aunt activities and support service information. It is especially suited to secondary school teachers, safeguarding leads, youth workers and practitioners delivering RSE, PSHE or targeted prevention work with teens. Developed by Taking Stock.

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ASN Sexual Health, Relationships and Parenthood Workbook

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In one-to-one learning or support sessions, the workbook gives adults a structured way to revisit relationships, sexual health and parenthood topics with teenagers and young people who have a learning disability or additional support needs. The contents page sets out a broad programme, including All About Me, decision making, family and friendships, emotions, relationships, keeping safe, bodies, hygiene, growing up, public and private, puberty, periods, erections and wet dreams, private touching, boyfriends and girlfriends, sex, consent, online safety, STIs, contraception, condoms, pregnancy, birth and parenting.

Teachers, parents, carers and support professionals can use the pages alongside classroom RSHP learning, adapting exercises to suit communication needs, ability and learning style. The visible teacher notes include practical prompts such as comparing similarities and differences, using symbols or pictures, trying sensory activities, building a wordbank and introducing small achievable tasks, making it useful for guided discussion, life skills work and personalised sex education support. Produced by NHS Forth Valley.

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Tricky Friends KS3 RSHE Lessons and Guidance PDF Pack

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In everyday RSHE teaching, the pack helps staff prepare pupils for thoughtful discussion about friendships, relationships, boundaries and support. The visible contents include guidance on pupil voice, age and stage appropriateness, creating a safe learning environment, preparing to answer questions, safeguarding, distancing, signposting and disclosures, followed by lesson plans on self-esteem and relationships, healthy relationships, bullying and abuse, and seeking help and advice.

KS3 PSHE teachers, RSHE leads, pastoral staff and inclusion or SEND teams could use the material when planning lessons for young people aged around 11 to 14. The working agreement section includes practical prompts such as no personal questions, the right to pass, using appropriate language, listening to others and knowing where to get help, with a diamond nine activity to help pupils agree classroom expectations in their own words. Produced by Inclusion SEND and Norfolk County Council.

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Easy Read Dating Violence Awareness Activity Workbook

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In supported living, college life-skills sessions, therapy groups, or safeguarding training, facilitators can use this dating violence awareness workbook to help people talk about relationships, safety and abuse in a structured way. The pages shown introduce the workbook format, including key terms, topic information, activities that can be completed alone or in a group, and icons for writing and discussion activities.

The table of contents shows units on ground rules, what a relationship is, gender and media stereotypes, what dating violence is, abuse, power and control, sexual relationships, getting help in an abusive relationship, and further resources. Written for individuals with disabilities and low English literacy, it is likely to be useful for disability support workers, social workers, educators and group facilitators supporting young people or adults to recognise unhealthy relationship patterns. Written by Michelle Stiphout for Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research.

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Teen Peer Pressure Workbook PDF for Schools and Youth

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Helping teens recognise pressure from friends and classmates is the main focus of this 35-page workbook. The opening chapters explain positive and negative peer pressure, direct and indirect peer pressure, and why young people may feel pulled to fit in, with examples linked to school, friendships, vaping, gossip, bullying, social media and group behaviour.

Activities include a “What Would You Do?” quiz with realistic scenarios, reflection prompts about past pressure from peers, and short teaching sections on belonging, validation and fear of rejection. It is well suited to secondary school teachers, youth workers and counsellors who want printable material for PSHE-style lessons, mentoring sessions, group work or one-to-one support with teenagers. Developed by NICRO.

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Healthy Relationship Workbook for Learning Difficulties

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Supporting a teenager or adult with an intellectual or developmental disability to set personal rules is easier with clear words, pictures and prompts. The workbook introduces healthy relationships through accessible pages on personal boundaries, body rules, feelings, friendship choices, dating, consent, relationship safety, phone safety, Facebook safety, unhealthy relationships, abuse and where to get help.

Large black and white illustrations are included for colouring, with simple questions that can be explored at home, in school, in supported living, or during social work, advocacy or safeguarding sessions. It is most suited to young people and adults with learning difficulties who benefit from visual, plain English materials, and to carers, teachers and support workers helping them talk through respect, safety and choice. Created by Theresa Fears MSW.

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Year 9-10 Respectful Relationships Education PDF

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Teachers can use the staged modules to plan respectful relationships lessons for Year 9 and Year 10 students without starting from scratch. The contents indicate sections on using the resource, creating a safe and inclusive learning environment, a scope and sequence, three teaching modules and printable handouts, making it suitable for secondary school wellbeing, health education and pastoral care programmes.

The extract is most useful for classroom teachers, school wellbeing staff and educators working with teenagers on respectful behaviour, communication and relationship education. It can support lesson planning, small group discussion, staff preparation and printed classroom activities. The principal author is Janice Atkin.

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Healthy Relationship Wheel and Spectrum PDF

Two-page healthy relationship handout showing a wheel of respect, trust, safety, honesty, support and cooperation, plus a relationship spectrum from healthy to abusive.

The healthy relationship wheel places respect at the centre and breaks it down into accountability, safety, honesty, support, cooperation and trust, with clear examples such as admitting mistakes, communicating truthfully, compromising and respecting physical space.

The second page presents a relationship spectrum comparing healthy, unhealthy and abusive behaviours across communication, boundaries, honesty, time apart, equality and sexual decision-making. It is particularly suited to adolescent health practitioners, school counsellors, youth workers and social workers supporting teens and young people to reflect on dating relationships, conflict and consent. Adapted from Adolescent Health Working Group materials and loveisrespect.org, with input from SYN-United Colorado.

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Healthy Relationships Resource Kit for Children and Teens

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A binder-style resource kit is organised into age-based sections, with activities for Kindergarten to Grade 3, Grade 4 to Grade 12, and youth to adult groups. The contents shown include friendship activities, kindness charades, respect discussion cards, healthy and unhealthy relationship sorting tasks, true or false questions, role play scenarios, family conflict cards, and dating violence myth or fact prompts.

Practitioners, teachers, youth workers and family support staff could use the materials in classroom lessons, small group sessions, wellbeing programmes or one-to-one conversations about friendship, boundaries, peer pressure and safe relationships. The opening pages outline key relationship qualities and compare healthy signs, such as feeling safe and respected, with warning signs such as fear, control, pressure and poor communication; the kit also lists Western Health contacts and notes that some activities were adapted from Eastern Health’s Healthy Relationships Resource Kit.

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Healthy Relationships Activity Book for Young People

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Consent, boundaries and respectful communication sit at the centre of this activity book for young people exploring healthy relationships. It is organised into four parts: identifying healthy relationships, what consent means, busting gender stereotypes, and building trust and support, with visible sections on red flags, boundaries, FRIES, consent scenarios, taking “no” for an answer, gender box brainstorming and being a good friend.

Designed for teenagers and older children, the booklet combines topic information, discussion questions, reflective activities and practical prompts that can be used in classrooms, youth work, family conversations or one-to-one support sessions. It gives facilitators and parents a structured way to start conversations that may feel awkward while keeping the focus on safety, empowerment and respect. Created by the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

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Happy and Safe Relationships Primary PSHE Resource

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Teachers are supported to help children recognise safe and unsafe relationship behaviours, know when something does not feel right, and understand where to get help. The opening pages set the learning within PSHE education and safeguarding, with references to bullying, domestic abuse, child sexual abuse, exploitation, grooming, risky situations and online safety.

Designed particularly for lower Key Stage 2 pupils aged around 7 to 9, the material is most suited to primary teachers, PSHE leads and safeguarding staff planning sensitive classroom sessions. The guidance stresses interactive teaching, starting from what children already know, and using age-appropriate discussion to build confidence, respect and personal safety skills.

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Healthy Relationships Online PSHE Lesson Plan PDF

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Young people are supported to recognise what healthy and unhealthy online relationships can look like, including issues such as feeling pressured or controlled, delayed replies, public and private behaviour, consent, respect and emotional wellbeing. The guidance explains different relationship types, from friendships and family relationships to romantic partners, and gives educators clear safeguarding advice, support routes and suggested responses when a student may be experiencing abuse or controlling behaviour.

The lesson plan includes intended learning outcomes, key vocabulary, timings, class set-up, a starter on defining healthy relationships, talking-head film prompts, discussion questions and follow-on activities such as sorting healthy and unhealthy behaviours, spotting signs in scenarios, and matching myths with reality. It is most useful for PSHE teachers, pastoral staff, safeguarding leads and youth workers delivering sessions with older children and teenagers. Produced by Childnet International and the UK Safer Internet Centre.

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Shine Teen Healthy Relationships Guide for Young People

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In a school, youth service or family support session, Shine Teen can help open a calm discussion with teenagers about relationships, personal safety and consent. The opening pages introduce the question of what a relationship is, ask young people to think about different types of relationships, and compare healthy relationship qualities such as trust, shared values, love and care with unhealthy signs such as control, criticism and not feeling safe.

Short prompts invite young people to consider what these ideas mean to them, making the PDF useful for teachers, youth workers, social workers and parents or carers who want a printable healthy relationships guide for teens. The consent section explains that consent means saying yes to something you want to do, that it is okay to say no, and that consent can be taken back if something does not feel right. Developed by Monaghan and Cavan Children and Young People’s Services Committees.

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Healthy Relationships for Teens Toolkit PDF Activities

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Teenagers can work through the prompts on their own, with a trusted adult, in counselling sessions, youth work groups, PSHE lessons or family support conversations. The activities encourage honest reflection on beliefs about relationships, including whether relationships should be fun, how couples handle conflict, the role of constant texting or social media contact, friendship priorities, exclusivity, trust, respect and communication.

The opening pages introduce the purpose of the toolkit and then move into Section 1: Reflect, with printable relationship worksheets and discussion prompts. Young people are asked to rate statements, imagine values and hopes for future relationships, and define what safe, healthy and happy relationships mean to them. The tools were developed primarily by Joy Kelly.

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Healthy Relationships for Youth Curriculum PDF for Teens

Table of contents page for the Healthy Relationships for Youth curriculum listing twelve sessions, glossary and references

Teachers, youth facilitators, school counsellors and youth workers supporting teenagers will find a full classroom curriculum for the Healthy Relationships for Youth programme. It introduces students to relationship skills, diversity, gender, sexual orientation, boundaries, stereotypes, social media, decision-making, power, violence, folklore and reflection through a sequence of twelve sessions.

Pages shown include the table of contents, acknowledgements, programme introduction and the opening session, which covers duty to report, inclusive discussion of LGBTQ relationships, where to get help, group check-ins, personal reflection and the Group Juggle activity. The 2015-2016 revision was chiefly authored by Erin Wynn, with review and contributions from Betsy MacDonald and Caitlin Welch, alongside additional reviewers and youth feedback.

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Healthy and Unhealthy Relationship Behaviours Plan

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Planning a lesson on friendship, dating boundaries and harmful behaviour can be difficult when some learners may have personal experience of abuse, conflict or unsafe relationships. The plan sets out learning outcomes, curriculum links, safeguarding considerations and a trauma-informed approach before moving into activities such as creating a safe space, identifying qualities in healthy relationships, deciding which behaviours to keep or bin, discussing scenarios and wrapping up with support options.

Designed for use in group sessions with young people and teenagers, it gives teachers, youth practitioners and pastoral leads a clear framework for sensitive discussion. The visible pages include guidance on confidentiality, respect, inclusive language, LGBT+ inclusion, options for learners to step out, and ways to handle disclosures appropriately; the session was created by Brook.

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Healthy Relationship Quiz for Teens and Young People

Printable Healthy Relationship Quiz with yes or no questions and scoring guidance about relationship warning signs

A two-page quiz format combines a 26-item tick-box checklist with a clear scoring page. The questions begin with positive signs, such as encouragement and listening, then move into concerns including constant checking, isolation from friends and family, verbal put-downs, threats, physical violence and pressure to go further sexually than wanted.

Useful for secondary school wellbeing work, youth sessions, counselling, social work conversations or private reflection at home, the quiz helps teens and young adults identify warning signs in a relationship without needing a long assessment. The score bands give simple next steps, from maintaining a healthy relationship to noticing patterns and prioritising safety planning when abuse may be present.

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Healthy Relationship Signs and Abuse Warning Sheet

Two-page healthy relationship fact sheet showing a comparison chart of healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationship behaviours, followed by safety advice and support options.

A clear comparison chart sets out healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationship behaviours side by side, covering sharing feelings, communication, disagreements, intimacy and sex, trust, time alone and violence. The layout makes it easy to spot warning signs such as fear of speaking honestly, pressure around sex, controlling jealousy, isolation and patterns of emotional, physical or sexual abuse.

The second page focuses on what to do if someone is in an abusive relationship, including staying safe, remembering that abuse is not the victim’s fault, telling a trusted person, finding support, getting professional help and using emergency or family violence services. It is especially suited to adults, teenagers, social workers, counsellors, teachers, youth workers and domestic abuse advocates who need a printable relationship safety handout for one-to-one work, group discussion or safety planning.

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Printable Closure To Courage Breakup Recovery Workbook

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Managing the days and weeks after a break-up can feel confusing, emotionally draining and hard to organise, especially for college or university students trying to keep up with study, friendships and daily routines. The workbook is designed as a three-session programme on closure, coping and rebuilding confidence after the end of a relationship.

Across the three-part structure, the contents list includes worksheets on sitting with feelings, the break-up curve, a 3-step process, impact exploration, common experiences, a feelings wheel, coping skills, TLCs, social media, CBT, values, wants versus needs, clean breaks, relationship reflection, cultural and family expectations, modern dating, unhelpful thinking, grounding, breathing and pleasant activities. It is likely to be most useful for students, young adults, counsellors and wellbeing practitioners using printable break-up worksheets in individual support, workshops or guided self-help. Produced by JMU Counseling Center and adapted with permission from Cal Poly Counseling Services.

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Teen Safety Planning PDF for Abusive Relationships

Cover of A Teen's Guide to Safety Planning, a printable relationship abuse safety plan workbook for teenagers

Young people can use the prompts to create a personalised safety plan for situations where an abusive partner or ex-partner may pose a risk. The printable workbook covers safe travel to and from school, trusted adults, emergency exits from home, code words, safe public places, an emergency bag, emotional coping strategies, and people to contact during a crisis.

Pages are structured as fill-in sections, checklists and practical reminders, making it useful for one-to-one work with teenagers in schools, youth services, domestic abuse support, social work or family support. It also includes UK emergency and domestic abuse contact numbers, plus clear guidance on mobile phone, social media and online safety.

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