Archive for February, 2009
Wondering what’s in the budget for abstinence? It states that the budget “supports efforts to reduce teen pregnancy” and “will fund models that stress the importnace of abstinence while providing medically-accurate and age-appropriate information to youth who have already become sexually active.” Could this possibly used to crowd out programs that emphasize abstinence-until-marriage above condom use [...]
For all of you concerned parents that heard Leslee on the Janet Parshall show today talking on abstinence, you might want to check out Keith Deltano’s website “Virginity Rocks”. He has a some great points for parents on communicating with your teens and ways to monitor your teens. Make use of this great resource!!
Teen Send Nude Pictures Electronically or Online
Closed Published by June Swenson February 12th, 2009 in AbstinenceRecently, there was an article in the update that talked about the dangers of teens sending nude pictures of themselves electronically or posting them on line. Can you believe a recent survey points out that one in five teens (13 to 19 years old) have participated in this? Fifty-one percent of teen girls said they [...]
On a recent Bill O’Reilly the discussion turned to teen pregnancy. Bill showed a clip of two teens discussing why they wanted to have a baby. After which Bill stated that this was ”sad” because no 14 or 15 year old can take care of a baby. He further stated that ”there is no judgmental values education.”
Recently, an article appeared on BreakPoint entitled “Under the Influence” (1/15/09). The article cited a study by the Rand Corporation that followed 2,000 kids between the ages of 12 and 17 for three years. It asked them about “their television viewing habits and sexual behavior.” The researchers found that adolescents with “high levels of exposure” [...]
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