Scared Straight? Why it Doesn’t Work for Sex
If you’re a woman, I’m sure you can relate to having a bad hair day and all you can manage to do is throw on a baseball cap when you leave the house. Well I had one of those days…
Three Reasons Teen Girls in Unhealthy Relationships Stay Instead of Walking Away!
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…
Is the Goal to Reduce Teenage Pregnancies or Teenage Sex?
You may have read in the news about the decision in New York City to make Plan B emergency contraceptive available to any public high school student without her parents’ knowledge, as long as her parent did not opt out of…
Why High School Boys Say “NO” to Sex!
Thank you so much for coming to talk to my class, I have a new perspective when I think about sex. I have a girlfriend of thirteen months, and when you mentioned that if you love someone you keep their…
Birth Control is NOT Disease Control!
I received this email message from a high school health teacher today: Jackie, I have a student who is at a loss for words. She recently had sex for the first time and has now been diagnosed with herpes. She is…
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