Abstinence Plus - Sex Ed for Teens

Sex education, including its spiritual aspects, should be part of a broad health and moral education from kindergarten through grade twelve, ideally carried out harmoniously by parents and teachers. – Dr. Benjamin Spock, Dr. Spock’s Baby and Child Care

Promise the Children has long supported the avoidance of teen pregnancy, and the teaching of abstinence only plus sexuality education. We have supported local and federal laws that will offer broad sexuality education in schools in grades k-12, and school clubs where children can speak with trained facilitators.

How interesting that some members of Girl’s Inc. in Lynn MA have joined with the North Shore Medical Center Mobile Van to hand out hot chocolate and condoms outside of a Lynn High School. When the van is there, between 30 and 50 students seek contraceptives, and referrals to local hospitals, and health centers.

While the Lynn Schools teach about abstinence and STDs, they do not offer information on safe sex. While many teens are not sexually active, statistics show that others are and would like information on contraception. Family planners from the Lynn Community Health Center are on the van, as well as counselors. Occasionally there are workshops conducted by teens regarding health relationships and safe sex.

In Hyde Park, and other Boston neighborhoods, teens have been advocating for more information on sexuality education in addition to abstinence.

Are teens in your community asking for more information on sex besides abstinence-only? Who is responding? Please let us know!

http://itemlive.com/articles/2011/04/19/news/news03.txt

http://www.girlsinc.org/
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/info-for-teens/index.asp

http://answer.rutgers.edu/page/training

Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says “For the woman I love” and the second, “For my best friend”. – Source Unknown

Posted by Becky on 04/22/11  •  Comments 2   •