How would you feel if your seven-year-old told you that he is having nightmares and stomach aches about some pictures he saw on the school bus last week? What would you say? What would you do? Wouldn’t you wish you … Continue reading
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Choices V — Higher Expectations
“Most people don’t expect you to understand what we’re going to tell you in this book. And even if you understand, they don’t expect you to care. And even if you care, they don’t expect you to do anything about … Continue reading
Choices IV — Low expectations in teen sex
“Asking teenage girls this question is one simple way to prevent unplanned pregnancies,” says a foundation for “reproductive health” in the United States. The question: “Would you like to become pregnant in the next year?” When a teenage girl visiting a … Continue reading
Choices III — Making good ones
What do your teens value? val-ue VERB 2. consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial Oxford Dictionary What is really important to your teens? What do they desire more than anything? The answer to these questions will determine what … Continue reading
Choices II — Why do we make bad ones?
Why do we make bad choices? Is it because of lack of information? Is it a failure to consider the outcome, to weigh the consequences of a particular action? A lack of support to do what is right? A weak will? Is … Continue reading
Choices I — Why do we make the choices we do?
Why do we choose what we choose? Are we following a pattern established as we were growing up, doing what our parents modeled, or what they taught us to do? Do our choices reflect the influence of another significant adult, … Continue reading