For anyone teaching teens about relationships, these two 60-minute lessons offer updated and relevant tips for navigating relationships in a digital world. Designed for high school students, these lessons explore digital intimacy, text-based communication, and digital body language. They introduce AI companion apps, explore their red flags, and help students identify pros and cons of digital intimacy, particularly with Artificial Intelligence. With a focus on skill building and critical thinking, these engaging, participatory lessons encourage students to practice assessing risk and communicating interpersonally in an increasingly digital world.

Learning Objectives:

1. Name several pros and cons of text-based communication.

2. Identify and practice using digital body language to strengthen your communication skills.

3. Identify the laws and safety concerns around sexting for minors.

4. Name several risks involved with digital intimacy, and list several alternative ways to show intimacy that involves less risk.

5. Define and recognize common AI companion chatbots and describe how they work.

6. Describe the pros and cons of using AI companion chatbots to create a sense of intimacy.

7. Identify red flags in AI companion chatbot relationships.

8. Describe the importance of human empathy and the importance of dealing with interpersonal difficulties like conflict and rejection.

9. Practice showing empathy and navigating conflict in a healthy way.

10. List several harm reduction strategies when engaging with AI companion chatbots.

11. Set a personal boundary around digital intimacy.