To watch Video: Click Here Session 1: Introduction Youth health risks, factors influencing sexual behavior, who is and who should be guiding youth, influence of parent involvement and communication.

The Targeting Success for Youth Video Series equips parents and youth leaders to empower youth to protect their futures by making the healthiest decisions around sex. This video is part 1 of Question 3: What are the Strategies to Guide Youth? In this video we focus on how Sex Ed in schools came to be. In the early 1900s Sex Ed embraced an abstinence approach. In the 1990s the approach shifted to Comprehensive Sex Ed – condoms and sexual rights. This video and power point Continue reading →

PURPOSE: Equipping parents to guide youth through the hyper-sexualized culture. PROBLEM: Our hyper-sexualized culture tells children and youth they they have the right to be sexually active – as long as they use a condom. The reality is that research proves that youth sex is connected to many negative, often lifelong, consequences. HOW THIS VIDEO HELPS: Video # 2 & 3 – we learned that youth sex is connected to life-long, negative consequences. When we think of the consequences of youth sex, there are many Continue reading →

PURPOSE: Equipping parents to guide youth through the hyper-sexualized culture. PROBLEM: Our hyper-sexualized culture tells children and youth they they have the right to be sexually active – as long as they use a condom. The reality is that research proves that youth sex is connected to many negative, often lifelong, consequences. HOW THIS VIDEO HELPS: When we think of the consequences of youth sex, there are many different consequences. Video #2 addressed the psychological, emotional, relational, academic and economic consequences. This video provides information Continue reading →

PURPOSE: Equipping parents to guide youth through the hyper-sexualized culture. PROBLEM: Our hyper-sexualized culture tells children and youth they they have the right to be sexually active – as long as they use a condom. The reality is that research proves that youth sex is connected to many negative, often lifelong, consequences. HOW THIS VIDEO HELPS: When we think of the consequences of youth sex, we immediately think of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. In addition there are many other relational, emotional, academic, and even Continue reading →

The culture tells youth, “It is your right to engage sexually whenever you feel ready – as long as you do so safely and consensually.” Should you be concerned about your child or youth being sexually active? This is the introduction to a video series where we examine the facts and provide parents and youth leaders with knowledge and skills to empower youth to protect their future by making Optimal Sexual Health Decisions. Questions Addressed: 1) Is youth sex a risk? 2) Are youth sexually Continue reading →