1. Family Life
Abstinence

2. Practicing Abstinence
Decisions and peers
Sexual attraction is different
Sexual feelings do not have to be
Decision about sexual activity
Will affect your whole life -

3. Abstinence:
, including sexual activity before marriage and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs

4. Making a commitment to abstinence
Establish your priorities
Set personal limits on the way in which you are willing to
Share your feelings with your boyfriends or girlfriends
Discuss your feelings and concerns with a
Steer clear of
If you are currently sexually active,

5. Using refusal skills Verbal and nonverbal need to
: a person’s ability to use responsibility to override emotions

6. Consequences of sexual activity
Teens physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and financially
Unplanned pregnancy
of teen pregnancies are unplanned
Loss of self-respect
Actions and feelings can lead to

7. Consequences of sexual activity cont.
(STDs): an infectious disease that is spread from person to person through sexual contact
sexually active adolescents will become infected before graduating high school
Negative effects on social relationships -
Family disapproval

8. Consequences of being Sexually Active
Physical
Pregnancy
STDs
Infertility
Cervical cancer
Psychological
Fear
Guilt
Doubt
Pain of using someone or being used
Emotional
Poor social relationships
Lowered self-esteem
Danger of marrying for the wrong reasons
Having sex rather than getting to know the other person

9. Having Sex Will not make you Will not your boyfriend or girlfriend
Will not prove you are a
Will not prove your

10. HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX CAN BE !!!

11. REMEMBER THERE’S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING SEX AND