Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education Additional Supports ...

STAGES DISCUSSION TOPICS
TALK TO YOUR PARTNER
ABOUT SEX
NEGOTIATE PREVENTION
OF HIV/STI, PREGNANCY
GO PUBLIC
/ think and plan ahead of time how far you want to go in
specific scenarios
/ consider your plan if your partner pressures you
/ set limits
/ remaining abstinent is not necessarily a lifetime
commitment but a personal commitment until you know
and get what you want
/ need to think about how to negotiate for what you
want- consider the words, lines and scripts
/ important your message is heard and not implied
/ even if both partners are virgins, it is easier to start
using condoms than to have to change practice with
future partners
/ it is also easier to use condoms consistently than to
introduce condoms into a relationship if one partner
strays
/ if youth become sexually active in high school, there is
a high possibility they will have 3+ partners by the time
they reach 1 st year of university (Canada Youth and
AIDS Survey)
/ many people lie about past sexual experiences and risky
behaviours
/ consider the implications for young women who buy
their own condoms. They are going against the societal
stereotype about women and sex. To be safe a woman
needs to take charge of her health and wellbeing.
/ sometimes difficult psychologically to buy condoms
/ studies show that students who are comfortable with
their sexuality are more likely to obtain condoms than
those who are uncomfortable
/ can you go to a clinic to get information about birth
control, HIV/STI prevention and testing or a PAP
smear?
/ if you are lesbian or gay; can you express your
sexuality?
Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education (PPL30), Module #1 Healthy Relationships and Sexuality
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