Delaying Sexual Debut
Delaying Sexual Debut
Delaying Sexual Debut
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Note to the facilitator:<br />
Young people will be engaging in thinking about sex. We are designed to<br />
explore who we are as sexual beings. This is a module about how to engage<br />
with teenagers about delaying their first sexual experience. The focus here<br />
is on good overall sexual health. There is information about good sexual<br />
health throughout the toolkit so please refer to those if specific questions<br />
need to be addressed. It also makes it clear as to why it is beneficial for<br />
young people to delay.<br />
The strength of this module lies in NOT giving the<br />
following messages:<br />
• zTeenage sex will get you pregnant.<br />
• zTeenage sex will leave you with a sexually transmitted<br />
infection<br />
• zTeenage sex is bad<br />
These messages only serve to make teenagers<br />
ashamed of their sexual desires and feelings. We need to communicate<br />
healthy messages and through these give teenagers<br />
the confidence and information to take responsibility for their<br />
own sexual health. <strong>Delaying</strong> your sexual debut is about SAVING<br />
sex until you find that person you wish to share it with in love,<br />
usually within the bounds of a committed relationship.<br />
© INERELA 2012<br />
We are designed to explore<br />
who we are as sexual<br />
beings.<br />
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