Cruel Schools — Taunting, teasing, and the playground brawl used to be considered child's play. The schoolyard bully was just another rite of passage in adolescent life. Now, kids report times have changed. From Colorado to Michigan, most kids and experts say bullying is the first step of a continuum of school violence that can escalate to murder.

Sexual Pressures — Kids need to be educated early how to deal with their sexual feelings and understand accepted limits. From pulling bra straps to dating violence, new research indicates the best tool for kids is early education. Experts find that sexual harassment begins in the middle school level and escalates through high school. The program focuses on how teens and pre-teens learn to deal with treating the opposite sex as their own bodies develop.

Family and Friends — Some of the most important relationships that we develop are with friends and family. In our families we learn how to accept and receive love — or not. What we learn at home we take to our intimate relationships outside the family. Our attitudes toward intimacy and sexuality owe a lot to what we see when growing up.

Becoming an Adult — Adulthood is known for its responsibilities, one of them is having children. We see the many responsibilities involved in having and rearing a child. These responsibilities are magnified, and unfortunately unfulfilled in many cases, when teens have babies. This program explores how adolescence is the entry into adulthood, along with the many pitfalls for those who try to grow too fast.

Deadly Desires — One in three teenagers has had sex by age 16; two in three by 18. According to researchers, a quarter of those sexually active teenagers will contract a sexually transmitted disease. And those with STD's are two to five times more likely to contract HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. While most kids know about AIDS and STD's — and understand how to avoid them — statistics show that many aren't practicing what's being preached. This program will explore the reasons why.

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