ABSTINENCE EDUCATION

• Is about helping people to choose to not have sex at a given point in time
  

• Acknowledges that abstinence is not always easy to maintain
  

• Must be a part of HIV/STD and sex education in Michigan schools
  

• Involves teaching and practice of decision making communication as refusal skills
  

• Needs to be reinforced over time
  

• May require a change in perceived norms about student behavior
  

• Is supportive of and supported by students with strong goals and vision toward the future
  

• Works best with a commitment to self and others
  

• Works best with supportive parents, peer and community

This page last last updated on: 01/02/02