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STDs. YouthCO. Transmission Game. Experiential Learning Technology. Egg Babies, Sugar Babies, Flour Babies... Can They Keep Teen... U.S. teenagers have one of the highest pregnancy rates in the developed world. Is there something schools can do to reduce that statistic? Each year, many teachers introduce their students to "egg babies"! Egg baby (or sugar baby or flour baby) programs are easy to administer and can provide for students a lasting and powerful lesson about the responsibilities of parenthood. This week Education World explores the facts and the benefits of "egg baby" lessons! "The babies are coming! " "Teen pregnancy is not a lower socioeconomic problem," said Kathy Seeger, a home economics teacher at Slidell (Louisiana) Junior High School. Last year, two young teens at Slidell Junior High got pregnant. Many programs exist for building teen awareness of the difficulties of pregnancy and the responsibilities of parenthood, said Seeger.

Unfortunately junior-high students get pregnant too. "When I first began [the program]," said Seeger, "I had my students make babies out of eggs. " SexualityandU. It's not weird to ask. STI - Sexually Transmitted Infections - Sexual Health & STI. Pregnant? You have Options We can help. Planet Ahead. Sexual Health Services and Support for BC.

Sex Education That Works. What is sex education?

Sex Education That Works

HIV and sex education for scouts in the Central African Republic Sex education ('sex ed'), which is sometimes called sexuality education or sex and relationships education, is the process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and beliefs about sex, sexual identity, relationships and intimacy. Sex education is also about developing young people's skills so that they make informed choices about their behaviour, and feel confident and competent about acting on these choices. It is widely accepted that young people have a right to sex education. This is because it is a means by which they are helped to protect themselves against abuse, exploitation, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV and AIDS.

What are the aims of sex education? Sex education aims to reduce the risks of potentially negative outcomes from sexual behaviour, such as unwanted or unplanned pregnancies and infection with sexually transmitted diseases including HIV. Teachers. Sex education magazine and Web site by teens, for teens. Sex, Etc. is a project of Answer. Prevent. Act. Support. HIV and HIV Tests - HealthLink BC File #08m. What are HIV and AIDS?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes an infection that damages the immune system. The immune system is the part of the body that fights infection and disease. Over time, HIV infection may lead to a serious disease called Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). How can I get HIV? HIV passes from one person to another when body fluids infected with HIV (e.g. blood, semen, secretions from the vagina and breast milk) from one person get into the blood stream of another person. Has vaginal or anal sex without using a condom;has a different sexually transmitted infection (STI) like syphilis, chlamydia or gonorrhea, which makes it easier to become infected with HIV;shares used needles, syringes or other injecting equipment;receives a blood transfusion in a country where the donated blood is not tested; orshares unsterilized used tattoo equipment.

In addition, a mother who has HIV infection can pass it to her baby during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding. SexEd Library - Sex Ed Library. Go Ask Alice!