Generation NeXt Parenting: Blog-in-less-than-50-words: Abstinence

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Blog-in-less-than-50-words: Abstinence

Lots of chatter about teen pregnancy on-line. Let me just say abstinence starts with the heart. We can't fix actions. Can't legislate morals. The answer to teen pregnancy in-my-humble-opinion: connect with teens, speak to their hearts, believe in them and promote belief in themselves.

Thoughts?

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At Saturday, 28 March, 2009, Cara Putman said...: amen

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: Name: Tricia Goyer; Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Tricia Goyer is the author of thirty books including Songbird Under a German Moon, The Swiss Courier, and the mommy memoir, Blue Like Play Dough. She won Historical Novel of the Year in 2005 and 2006 from ACFW, and was honored with the Writer of the Year award from Mt. Hermon Writer's Conference in 2003. Tricia's book Life Interrupted was a finalist for the Gold Medallion in 2005. In addition to her novels, Tricia writes non-fiction books and magazine articles for publications like MomSense and Thriving Family. Tricia is a regular speaker at conventions and conferences, and has been a workshop presenter at the MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International Conventions. She and her family make their home in Little Rock, Arkansas where they are part of the ministry of FamilyLife.

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