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HEART. Health Education and Relationship Training Joy Bellmont Birthline Inc. Take a moment and write down a dream or goal of yours. -Your Future-. write down 2 or 3 things you need to do to accomplish that dream or goal.

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  1. HEART Health Education and Relationship Training Joy Bellmont Birthline Inc.

  2. Take a moment and write down a dream or goal of yours. -Your Future-

  3. write down 2 or 3 things you need to do to accomplish that dream or goal.

  4. Now, write 2 or 3 characteristics of someone who has already reached that dream or goal that you wrote down.

  5. Time to get ACTIVE! Choices you make today WILL affect your future!

  6. Do you have Standards? Honesty Perseverance Loyalty True love Health Integrity Patience Kindness Friendship first Deal with anger, hurt and fears head on Sexual abstinence…? Standards help you to protect your character and your goals!!

  7. Peer Pressure…. • Who sets your standards? • Who tells you your self worth? • Who is protecting your goals? • Who is going to be there when you face the consequences of your choices?

  8. Question:Why do people have sex before marriage? Bottom line:They are looking for love and acceptance

  9. Why Abstinence? Because there is no such thing as safe sex! Abstinence is the only 100% effective protection from the possible physical, emotional, mental and social consequences of sex before marriage. Abstinence is the safest and healthiest lifestyle!

  10. To abstain means to voluntarily choose not to do something you have the opportunity to do. When referring to sex, it means voluntarily choosing not to engage in sexual activity until marriage. Sexual activity refers to any type of genital contact or sexual stimulation including, but not limited to, sexual intercourse. Abstinence

  11. LoveVS. Crush (Infatuation) Grows from friendship Happens Quickly Self Giving Feels Selfish I love you. I love you, because or if… Patient with Imperfections Blind (glosses over faults) Trusting Jealous Based on knowing the whole person Based on Physical Attraction Makes you a better person Brings you down Respects the other Disrespectful of the other Looks to the future Stuck in the present

  12. Emotional Intimacy Levels of Emotional Intimacy Lowest Low Moderate High Highest Own opinions Facts and info. Other’s opinion’s Info. About self Anything I like… hurts, fears, secrets. Background, values, goals and dreams Weather, clothes, ect. Sue Said… To build trust it takes…TIME

  13. Progression of Sexual Activity Meet Being Together Holding Hands Simple Kiss Prolonged Kiss French Kiss Sexual Stimulation Sexual Intercourse (Peaches) (Prunes) (Alfalfa) Set your boundaries! -Avoid Arousal -Avoid STD’s -Reduce Risk of Date Rape -Focus on the Relationship What do you want to reserve? He’s Aroused She’s Aroused

  14. Sex outside of marriage has a price tag!Possible consequences…

  15. Pregnancy • PARENT (alone or together) • Forced to grow up • Pay child support • Affects all present and future goals • ADOPTION • Open or Closed • Father has 30 days after the child is born to claim rights • ABORTION • Woman’s choice • Terminates pregnancy…not the problem!

  16. Sexually Transmitted Diseases • Fertility problems • Chronic pain • Pass to baby • Pass to future partners • May lead to cancer • Some are fatal • Some curable…others not • All sex is sex and capable of transmitting STDs

  17. Emotional Trauma • Depression • Feeling Used • Feeling Betrayed • Regret • Stressed or scared • Lonely • Confused • Lowered self-esteem • Changes relationship

  18. Social Consequences • Changes your reputation • Talking to your parents • Talking to your friends • If pregnant • Affects the new life • Affects society if you need support from taxpayers

  19. Did You Know? • 8 out of 10 people do not know that they have an STD (meaning they have no initial signs or symptoms) • STD’s affect more women than they do men (1 in 4 women have an STD) and complications from STDs are more severe and more frequent among women because women are more susceptible to reproductive cancers and infertility caused by STDs • STDs are the most common diseases in America next to the common cold and flu • Over 60% of all STD’s occur in persons younger than 25 years of age • STDs infect over 3 million teenagers a year • Girls are 4X more like to get an STD than pregnant • Condoms fail 15-36% of the time in preventing pregnancy and cannot guarantee protection against any STD

  20. All forms of sex can transmit STDs- skin-to-skin contact, mutual masturbation, oral sex, vaginal sex, anal sex…it’s all sex! • HPV-Human Papilloma Virus, is commonly called genital warts. Causes over 97% of cervical cancer. Most HPV infections show no symptoms, there is no cure, and condoms do not protect you from this virus. 5,000 women die each year from cervical cancer. • Approximately 18.9 million new cases of STDs occur each year. • There are currently more than 25 types of STDs; some are curable, others are not. The number of STDs continues to increase each year. • In 2002, 12% of all pregnancies, or 757,000, occurred among adolescents aged 15-19. These numbers are now increasing and seven out of ten adolescent mothers drop out of high school. Did You Know?

  21. Abstinence = freedom • From physical dangers of multiple partners, STD’s, cancer, and pregnancy. • From problems with birth control. • From pressure to marry too soon! • From pain and choices associated with Pregnancy. • From embarrassment • From exploiting others and being exploited! • To know TRUE intimacy and TRUE love • From “baggage” in your marriage. • To have greater trust, commitment and faithfulness in marriage. • To be a TEENAGER!

  22. Think everybody’s doing it? They’re NOT! You don’t have to be either. 54% of 9th - 12th grade students in America are virgins - they have never had sex!

  23. GOOD NEWS…You can start over!Of the 46% who have had sex, many of them regret it and are choosing to start over (sometimes called secondary virginity).

  24. LIVING IT OUT • Write it down, believe in yourself, and be assertive • Set specific physical boundaries today • Set your standards high…before the heat is on! • Plan your dates and don’t spend long periods of time together alone • Set specific standards for those you date • Communicate clearly with those you date • Dress appropriately – don’t advertise what’s not for sale! • Keep the focus on the friendship • Avoid alcohol and drugs • Tell a good friend you trust and find support

  25. Great Date Ideas 10 • Double date • Make dinner together • Have a bonfire • Go bowling • Attend sports events or play a sport • Take a walk together • Bake cookies • Have breakfast at sunrise • Do homework together at the library or a coffee shop • Spend time with each other’s families

  26. Quiz STDs: Test your Knowledge • Latex condoms tear, break, or slip off ____% of the time. A. 26.5% B. 3.9 % C. 24% D. 10%

  27. Quiz STDs: Test your Knowledge 2. ______% of sexually active young people contract an STD. A. 25% B. 3% C. 12% D. 20%

  28. Quiz STDs: Test your Knowledge 3. True or False: You can still get an STD such as herpes or warts even if you use a condom? A. True B. False

  29. Quiz STDs: Test your Knowledge 4. What is the only 100% effective way of preventing STD’s? A. Condoms B. Abstinence C. The Pill D. The Shot

  30. Quiz STDs: Test your Knowledge 5. In the United States, as many as ____ people are infected with viral (incurable) STD’s? A. 25 million B. 15 million C. 70 million D. 65 million

  31. Quiz STDs: Test your Knowledge 6. Each year ____% of all new HIV infections that occur are among people under age 25? A. 15% B. 40% C. 25% D. 50%

  32. Quiz STDs: Test your Knowledge 7. True or False: You cannot get an STD or pregnant the first time you have sex? A. True B. False

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