Making sense of abstinence
Subtitle: lessons for comprehensive sex education
By: by Bill Taverner and Sue Montfort.
Contributors: Montfort, Sue.
Publisher: Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, Inc.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Morristown, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Sexual abstinence -- United States.; Sex instruction for teenagers -- United States.; Teenagers -- Sexual behavior -- United States.
Description: An easy-to-use manual providing factual information and lessons for sexuality educators, clergy and youth workers to help teens think about abstinence in a way that values the teen's ability to make positive decisions in our complex society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: Making sense of abstinence; value: So what's an "abstinence" anyway?; value: The abstinence lineup: much more than "just say no"; value: What's your take? Examining opinions about abstinence; value: Hey, Mom? Hey Dad? (Hey...Gram?): can we talk about abstinence?; value: Just say know: navigating mixed messages about "sex"; value: Everyone deserves respect: looking at abstinence and stereotypes; value: Masturbation: a touchy subject; value: Figuring out outercourse; value: Oral sex and abstinence: examining the role of intimacy in sexual decisions; value: Handling horny: savvy about sexual response; value: Is the slope that slippery?; value: Ready or not? Deciding about sexual behaviors; value: Saying yes, saying no; value: ABC...easy as 123?; value: Some day: making the transition from sexual abstinence.