Free Printable Boundaries Worksheets for Students - Free Printable

This worksheet is designed to help you understand personal boundaries by placing different social activities into appropriate circles based on the closeness of your relationship with someone. The diagram uses concentric circles, with the innermost circle representing the closest relationships and the outermost representing the most distant.

The four circles are:

1. Family (innermost) – people you're closest to, like parents, siblings.
2. Friends – people you trust and have a close but not familial relationship with.
3. Acquaintances – people you know but aren’t close to, like classmates or coworkers.
4. Strangers – people you don’t know at all.

You need to place each of the 10 listed activities in the appropriate circle(s), depending on who you’d be comfortable doing them with.

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Let’s analyze each activity and decide where it fits:

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#### 1. Hugging
- Comfortable with: Family, Friends
- Not usually with: Acquaintances or Strangers (unless in rare cases)
- ✔ Family, Friends

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#### 2. Telling a worry
- This is personal and emotional.
- Comfortable with: Family, Friends
- Possibly with: Close acquaintances (but less likely)
- ✘ Not with strangers
- ✔ Family, Friends

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#### 3. Shaking hands
- A common greeting.
- Comfortable with: All groups: family, friends, acquaintances, strangers
- ✔ All four circles

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#### 4. Sharing a secret
- Very private.
- Comfortable with: Family, Friends
- ✘ Not with acquaintances or strangers
- ✔ Family, Friends

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#### 5. Saying good morning
- A polite greeting.
- Comfortable with: All groups
- ✔ All four circles

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#### 6. Holding hands
- Intimate physical contact.
- Comfortable with: Family, Friends
- ✘ Not typically with acquaintances or strangers
- ✔ Family, Friends

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#### 7. Sharing a bag of crisps
- Casual, friendly gesture.
- Comfortable with: Friends, Acquaintances, possibly even strangers (e.g., sharing at school)
- ✔ Friends, Acquaintances, Strangers

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#### 8. Wishing them a happy birthday
- Polite and common.
- Comfortable with: Family, Friends, Acquaintances
- Maybe even strangers (e.g., wishing a stranger on social media)
- ✔ Family, Friends, Acquaintances, Strangers

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#### 9. Asking for advice
- Requires some level of trust.
- Comfortable with: Family, Friends, Acquaintances (if they’re knowledgeable)
- Less so with strangers (unless it's casual, e.g., asking directions)
- ✔ Family, Friends, Acquaintances

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#### 10. Being in their car
- Involves safety and privacy.
- Comfortable with: Family, Friends
- Possibly acquaintances (e.g., ride-share)
- ✘ Not safe or typical with strangers
- ✔ Family, Friends, Acquaintances *(Note: depends on context; generally acceptable only with trusted people)*

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Final Answer – Where to place each number:

#### 🔵 Family (Innermost):
- 1. Hugging
- 2. Telling a worry
- 4. Sharing a secret
- 6. Holding hands
- 9. Asking for advice
- 10. Being in their car

#### 🟦 Friends:
- 1. Hugging
- 2. Telling a worry
- 4. Sharing a secret
- 6. Holding hands
- 7. Sharing a bag of crisps
- 8. Wishing them a happy birthday
- 9. Asking for advice
- 10. Being in their car

#### 🟩 Acquaintances:
- 3. Shaking hands
- 5. Saying good morning
- 7. Sharing a bag of crisps
- 8. Wishing them a happy birthday
- 9. Asking for advice
- 10. Being in their car

#### 🟧 Strangers:
- 3. Shaking hands
- 5. Saying good morning
- 7. Sharing a bag of crisps
- 8. Wishing them a happy birthday

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Summary Table:

| Activity | Family | Friends | Acquaintances | Strangers |
|--------|--------|---------|----------------|-----------|
| 1. Hugging | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 2. Telling a worry | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 3. Shaking hands | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 4. Sharing a secret | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 5. Saying good morning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 6. Holding hands | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 7. Sharing a bag of crisps | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 8. Wishing a happy birthday | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 9. Asking for advice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
| 10. Being in their car | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |

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How to Fill the Diagram:

Start from the center (Me) and work outward:

- Family (orange): Place numbers: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10
- Friends (blue): Add: 7, 8 (already in family), plus 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10 — these go in this ring too
- Acquaintances (green): Add: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Strangers (red): Add: 3, 5, 7, 8

> Note: Some numbers appear in multiple rings because you might be comfortable doing them with more than one group.

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Key Takeaway:

This exercise teaches that personal boundaries vary by relationship. You share more intimate things with family and close friends, while public or casual behaviors (like greetings) are fine with strangers.

Let me know if you'd like a printable version of the filled-in diagram!