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My experience with ASPIRE has been one to remember because it has exposed me to a lot of positive things. This program has taught me everything I need to know on how to be a responsible young adult. Learning about being abstinent is what the program is basically dedicated to and also getting the word out to other teens around the area .The ASPIRE program not only taught me about being abstinent, but also taught me how important it is to get out, meet people and try new things.
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TV Judge anchors Parent Summit at HCC |
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by Roger Bell
The Daily Herald Staff Writer
WELDON — Parents came from all over North Carolina and gathered at The Centre at Halifax Community College Saturday for the Project ASPIRE Parent Summit. There were workshops, other information and the keynote speaker was former TV judge and author Glenda Hatchett.
Project ASPIRE — which stands for Abstinence Standards Promote Individual Respect and Education — is a federal grant awarded to Halifax County Schools helping to provide an abstinence-based education curriculum aimed at preventing unplanned pregnancies. Mamie Jordan, who manages the program for Halifax Schools as executive director, plans for additional parent summits in future years.
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 Halifax County Schools and Weldon City Schools are the recepients of a Community- Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) grant through the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Our goal is to implement a community-school-home partnership prevention program that promotes A-H elements and the thirteen themes, have a statewide impact, presence and appeal to reduce teen pregnancy numbers and rates.
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Tips for Talking with Your Teen About Sex |
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 Get started: Some parents are afraid to talk with their teens about sex because they are afraid it will give them ideas or cause them to engage in early sex. Teens that have open communication with their parent tend to delay sexual activity and are more responsible. Remember, if parents don’t talk to their teens about sex, someone else will.
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The only 100% effective way to avoid having a baby is to not have sex. Abstinence is the most effective method of birth control and many teens choose this option. For some, this means not having sex until they're married. 
Did you know that teens who abstain from sex are less likely to be depressed and to attempt suicide; to experience STDs; to have children out-of-wedlock; much more likely to be depressed, commit suicide