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Greetings!
The Aim For Success staff was pleased to review the most recent set of university studies that continue to prove abstinence education programs work! After nearly 20 years of working with students, parents and educators we at Aim For Success know first hand that this message not only helps prevent teen pregnancies and STDs, but it also encourages the development of valuable character traits such as self control, self respect and self discipline.
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Abstinence Works
A study published this month in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine validates the effectiveness of abstinence education. The study clearly showed that students receiving abstinence-centered sex education were far less likely to initiate sex than those receiving "Safe-Sex" or "Comprehensive" sex education approaches.
The study involved 662 African-American, urban, low-income middle school students. The students were randomly assigned to one of four groups: an abstinence-centered program, a safe-sex program, a comprehensive program (abstinence plus safe-sex) or a control group that did not receive sex education. Two years after the programs were completed the study revealed that abstinence education significantly improved the chances of students remaining virgins, reduced the number of sexual partners among the sexually active students and did not deter the use of condoms (a common charge brought by anti-abstinence critics). Simply put - single focused abstinence-centered education was the most effective approach in reducing teen sex, teen pregnancies and STDs.
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, who has long heralded the praises of comprehensive sex education, simply stated, "This study is game-changing."
The study was conducted by the University of Pennsylvania. To review the study click here.
For information on the other 17 published studies that proved abstinence works click here. |
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Chain Reaction
Written by Marilyn Morris, President of Aim For Success
Need some interesting dinnertime conversation? Consider talking with your tweens or teens about the character chain reaction.
When people have the inner strength to control their sexual desires, a natural chain reaction occurs. The self control, self respect and self discipline required to control the human sex drive will begin to spill over into all areas of their lives. Although difficult to achieve, these character qualities help build a strong foundation to empower them to meet other difficult challenges throughout life.
One of the few guarantees you have in life is that you will face problems. There is no escape. Some problems will be small and insignificant, but unfortunately some can end up being devastating.
Fast forward several years from today. Let's say you're out of school, married and a parent of a couple of children. What would happen if you had a big business deal that went bad and you were suddenly facing bankruptcy? What if your child was born with a serious birth defect? Suppose you were diagnosed with cancer. What type of person do you need to be to handle those difficulties? What type of person would you need your spouse to be?
Think about this - the natural chain reaction of living the abstinent lifestyle results in a person who is:
STRONG
DETERMINED
HIGHLY DISCIPLINED
ABLE TO WITHSTAND TEMPTATION
CONCERNED FOR OTHERS' WELL BEING
ABLE TO WITHSTAND PEER PRESSURE
ABLE TO WITHSTAND RIDICULE
RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS
SELF CONFIDENT
Questions:
1. How would these character qualities help if you were facing a serious problem?
2. Would it help if your future spouse had these character traits when dealing with problems?
3. As a family, make a list of words that would describe a person who doesn't choose to control his sex drive. What might his chain reaction look like?
You can learn to control your sex drive or your sex drive can control you. |
Consider This
At the conclusion of a program, a man thanked me for the message Aim For Success provides to students. He mentioned he was a virgin on his wedding night, so I asked him what the primary factor was that kept him committed to abstinence. Without giving it a second  thought, he responded, "My Dad." He went on to say, "You see, all the years I was growing up my dad modeled the concept of respecting others in everything he did - by the way he treated friends, family and business associates. He taught me from the time I could talk to say, 'Yes, sir' and 'No, sir.' When I became a teenager, I determined it would be impossible to show my dates respect and ask them to have sex. Respect and premarital sex just don't go together." |
What Other's Are Saying
"Out of all the programs I've seen and supported in my 26 years of education, I have not seen one as effective as Aim For Success. I am so proud our campus has this program every year."
Counselor, Chisholm Trail Middle School
"Thank you for telling me all this. Sometimes I feel like an outcast because I haven't even had my first kiss yet and I was planning on waiting, but then I thought I would be an outcast forever. Thank you for reminding me why I made the decision to wait in the first place!"
14 year old girl
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