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Why are teens waiting or not waiting to "do the do"? "My friends say it is normal and that it's not cool to be a virgin." "I wanted to fit in." "I didn't want to be the only one that hadn't "done it." This blog confronts many of the reasons that teens say they are or aren't having sex. Some reasons our "babies" are having babies and "catching" things (diseases) that they can't get rid of is because "they just want to fit in." But what are the affects of fitting in?
Teens & Sex
The article Teens & Sex talks about some of the reasons that teens engage in sexual activity. The article gives three alternate reasons that teens become sexually active: (1) enviroment, (2) age of partner and (3) perceived family support. A study performed by the American Public Health Association (APHA) of 950 teenagers from 17 high schools in Kentucky, found evidence that teens who become sexually active early tend to do so because they think that their friends have even if they have not. One of the main reasons that jumped out at me about the article was the information researchers found at Emory University. Researchers from Emory University questioned 522 sexually active African-American about the openness and support that their families provided. Adolescents who felt that their families were more supportive were less likely to have unprotected sex, and thus were at a lesser risk for pregnancy and disease.
Standards
Standard 1: Sexuality and Family Life
SPI 6.2 Examine the influence of families, cultural traditions and economic factors on human development (e.g., personality, values, sexuality, self-esteem).
SPI 6.6 Recognize abstinence from all sexual activity as a positive choice
SPI 6.8 Identify the potential outcomes of engaging in sexual behaviors (e.g., pregnancy, STI's including HIV/AIDS, emotional)
***But the Pressure Is On:
From society: 78% say there is way too much pressure from society to have sex.
From friends: 14% have lied to stop friends from pressuring them to have sex. Even from girls! 21% have been pressured by a girl to go further sexually than they wanted to and 56% often feel relieved when a girl wants to wait to have sex.
***So many say they lie to appear cooler or protect their reputation.60% admit they’ve lied about something related to sex and 30% have lied about how far they’ve gone sexually.
Y NT W8??????????
Standards
Standard 1: Sexuality and Family Life
SPI 6.2 Examine the influence of families, cultural traditions and economic factors on human development (e.g., personality, values, sexuality, self-esteem).
SPI 6.6 Recognize abstinence from all sexual activity as a positive choice
SPI 6.8 Identify the potential outcomes of engaging in sexual behaviors (e.g., pregnancy, STI's including HIV/AIDS, emotional)
***But the Pressure Is On:
From society: 78% say there is way too much pressure from society to have sex.
From friends: 14% have lied to stop friends from pressuring them to have sex. Even from girls! 21% have been pressured by a girl to go further sexually than they wanted to and 56% often feel relieved when a girl wants to wait to have sex.
***So many say they lie to appear cooler or protect their reputation.60% admit they’ve lied about something related to sex and 30% have lied about how far they’ve gone sexually.
Y NT W8??????????
Listen to Lil Wayne's Lollipop...
What references is he making about sex?
What references is he making about sex?
Take a Moment to Reflect....
1. One thing that I learned today was ___________.
2. One thing that surprised me today was __________.
3. If you sent this blog to your friends, what do you think you would have to tell them.
4. What was helpful about how we structured this project?
5. What other ways could we have presented the material to better suit your learning style?
(Post answers to these questions in your blog)
2. One thing that surprised me today was __________.
3. If you sent this blog to your friends, what do you think you would have to tell them.
4. What was helpful about how we structured this project?
5. What other ways could we have presented the material to better suit your learning style?
(Post answers to these questions in your blog)
Test Yourself...
Q: What is the only totally effective form of birth control?
__The Pill
__Abstinence
__Condoms
__Condoms AND the Pill
Q: Which of the following is a bad reason to have sex?
__You care deeply about your partner.
__You want to share yourself with the other person.
__You are in love.
__Everyone else is doing it.
Q: Which of the following is TRUE about the first time you have sex?
__You can get pregnant.
__You can get HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.
__You can get an STD.
__All of the above.
__The Pill
__Abstinence
__Condoms
__Condoms AND the Pill
Q: Which of the following is a bad reason to have sex?
__You care deeply about your partner.
__You want to share yourself with the other person.
__You are in love.
__Everyone else is doing it.
Q: Which of the following is TRUE about the first time you have sex?
__You can get pregnant.
__You can get HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.
__You can get an STD.
__All of the above.
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i decided to wait as a promise that we took at church in my mentoring program GEMS (girls empowered by mentorship and service).the blog stated that pressure is one reason teenagers have sex and it is true.at my school it is a lot of pressure because its like everyone is doing it. one thing i learned is that its ok to wait.the fact that many students maybe lying about having sex surprised me.i thought they be telling the truth.i would just tell my friend to look at it.it was presented good.
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Giving young women an outlet to express themselves and feel comfortable with talking about certain things among othey young ladies who may be experiencing some of the same pressures to have sex. I am a mentor with GEMs and a lot of the young ladies feel the pressures and their responses to questions about sex are answered based on what the organization founders have instilled in them. Yet when they leave the sessions they still have realistic questions as to why should I really wait. I believe that we have to answer the hard questions for students in order to really give them insight on why it is important to wait. We have to be realistic about the fact that it is happening and that most teens today fear nothing.
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