YW8 focuses on 4 main topics

Benefits                   Consequences                

  Resisting Negative Pressures                   Parental Involvement

BENEFITS OF  RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION

  • Freedom to pursue goals and dreams (short & long term)

  • Increased academic achievement

  • Understanding the value of commitment

  • Personal responsibility development

  • Freedom from HIV/STDs, pregnancy, and emotional consequences.

  • Poverty Prevention

  • Protection from abusive relationships

  • Healthy relationships

  • Understanding and developing personal boundaries

  • Conflict resolution skills

  • Refusal skills that apply to any high risk behavior

  • Effective communication skills

 

 

 
 

POSSIBLE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES

YW8 discusses the possible negative consequences of high risk behaviors. Consequences are broken down into the social, physical, and emotional impacts high risk behaviors can have.

Emotional:

  • Worry

  • Regret and guilt

  • Impaired personal development

  • Fear of future relationships

  • Lowered self-esteem

  • Depression

 

Social:  

  • Isolation

  • Strained relationships

  • Bad reputation

 

Physical:

  • Pregnancy

  • HIV/STDs

  • Infertility

  • Addictions

  • Reduction of overall health

  • Self abuse

 

RESISTING NEGATIVE PRESSURES

YW8 discusses many of the pressures teens face in their day to day lives. We are constantly in communication with school administrators to ensure we are incorporating the latest trends and pressures each school is facing.

Media Topics

  • Pornography

  • Sexting

  • Cyber bullying

  • Internet predators

  • Social media - dangers of facebook, Instagram and Snap Chat

 

Physical

  • Hormonal urges

  • Influence of drug and alcohol

  • Impacts of vaping and Juuls

 

 

Relationships

  • Red flags/warning signals for abusive relationships

  • Bullying and violence

  • Peer pressure

  • Confusing love and infatuation

 

 

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

 
 
 
 

  • Parents are the primary sexual educators of their children.

  • It's helpful for the parent to have the same language that YW8 uses in the classroom to communicate with their teen.

  • Educate the parents on the risks of early sexual activity and other high risk behaviors

  • Provides parents with skills to communicate with their teen

  • Every lesson contains a parent communication component with topics to increase conversations between parents and teens.