Relationships – Page 9 – Jackie Brewton

Why Single Moms Need to “Think like a Dad!”

Jackie Brewton
December 4, 2014
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An 8th grade girl approached me after class recently asking if she could speak with me about something I had spoken about in class—the dangers of dating older guys. She told me she had a wonderful boyfriend who was older…

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Teen Girls Who Don’t Know their Value Become Women Who Don’t Know their Value

Jackie Brewton
November 4, 2014
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I've been told for years that adults need to hear my message just as much as teens do because my message transcends age. Though my most requested presentation falls in the category of “sex education,” it covers so much more…

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How a Dad Turned his Daughter Against Marriage!

Jackie Brewton
October 21, 2014
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Typically we think of women being the ones who bash guys/men or use stereotypical statements when describing them. I recently received a letter from a young lady whose father was the one who bashed guys and in turn convinced her…

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Three Reasons Teen Girls in Unhealthy Relationships Stay Instead of Walking Away!

Jackie Brewton
May 24, 2014
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Have you ever wondered why teen girls stay in unhealthy relationships? A previous conversation with a young lady after class provides some insight. She waited until everyone else left and came up to speak with me. It took her a…

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Guys Want to Hear More about “Protection” from a Sex Ed Teacher!

Jackie Brewton
November 5, 2013
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I am very grateful when God gives me a new approach to use with young men to counteract the barrage of messages they get from the media encouraging them to have sex. This week, I will share a strategy I…

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Fatherless Sons: Exposing the Epidemic and Breaking the Cycle

Jackie Brewton
July 8, 2013
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For the past two months, I have been hearing a great deal about Oprah’s Lifeclass series on "Fatherless Sons," and was finally able to watch a full episode last night. It was not long into last night’s show before I…

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Why Daughters Need their Dads!

"When a girl’s first date is with her father, all other men must measure up." ~Author Unknown But what happens when a girl’s father is not actively engaged in her life? Often times she makes poor relationship choices, becomes sexually active…

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Love-Ed vs. Sex-Ed

Jackie Brewton
May 17, 2013
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I think we miss the boat when we spend so much time talking to teens about sex when the better conversation is one about “love!” When a young lady tells me she has sex in order to show her boyfriend how much she loves him (which is one reason high school girls give me…

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Do You Know What’s On Their List?

Jackie Brewton
May 6, 2013
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The common assumption is that teen girls are having sex because guys are pressuring them into doing so, and that is often not the case. What may surprise you and what I am hearing from 8th grade girls is oftentimes…

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The Bigger Picture

Jackie Brewton
August 9, 2012
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Yesterday after finishing a presentation to a health class of high school juniors and seniors, five young men stayed after class to speak with me. The last young man who had patiently waited for me to finish speaking with the…