Big Changes Big Choices: Speaking of Sex

Grades 5-9

Young adolescents will learn:

• Learn that abstaining from sexual activity during the middle school years is both normal and desirable.
• Learn that the risks of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases are very real and should be taken seriously.
• Learn ways to prevent being pressured into choices about sex that they are uncomfortable with.

This program gives young adolescents the message that abstinence from sexual activity is normal and desirable at their age. We consider the emotional dangers of sexual activity, the reasons why young people often turn to sex to compensate for other emotional needs, and the realities of unwanted pregnancy and teen parenthood, Also, we emphasize the health risks of sex due to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

About the Big Changes Big Choices Series

In Big Changes, Big Choices comedian/teen counselor Michael Pritchard helps young adolescents discover that they have the power and the responsibility to make the right choices for themselves. The TV cameras follow him to middle schools in different regions of the U.S. as he thrills his young listeners with unusual humor about growing up, and engages groups of teens in highly productive problem-solving sessions about serious issues that affect their lives.

Each volume in the series is approximately 25 minutes in length. A printable teaching guide is included on each video which contains discussion questions, writing assignments, and follow-up activities that support the lesson.