by APFLI | Sep 28, 2016 | Parent Resources, Reasons for Abstinence, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
Resource Booklet: ‘Your Brain on Porn’ Neurons that fire together, wire together. Like other addictive substances, pornography floods the brain with dopamine. A consistent rush of dopamine traveling to the limbic system rewires the brain’s reward...
by APFLI | Aug 17, 2016 | Child Development / Family Research, Parent Resources, Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Sterilization, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
The War on Abstinence and Fidelity A recent comment in The Lancet makes the case that when it comes to international HIV/AIDS prevention, abstinence and fidelity should be abandoned in favor of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). Titled “A farewell to abstinence...
by APFLI | Jun 23, 2016 | Abstinence - Archive, Parent Resources
ABC’s Good Morning America spent four minutes, on 21 June 2016, promoting a new birth-control app where doctors can dispense contraceptives without a face-to-face visit. ABC even promoted it for what’s controversial about it. Co-host Lara Spencer began: “But right now...
by APFLI | Jun 22, 2016 | Abstinence - Archive, Marriage - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies, Parent Resources, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Right to Life - Archive
Pediatricians: Abstinence on the Rise A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that nearly 60 percent of high school students today have never had sex – an increase of 28 percent since 1991 —...
by APFLI | Dec 16, 2015 | Parent Resources, Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence
Earlier this week Fox News aired a report titled “The Truth About Sex & College.” It tells the true story of a typical “casual hook-up” on a college campus that ended with an assault charge and a ruined reputation for a young man. As in...
by APFLI | Dec 16, 2015 | Parent Resources, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence
When it comes to sex education, parents have a lot of competition – media, the Internet, peer groups and Planned Parenthood style sex education. Sometimes the uphill battle can feel overwhelming, but surveys have shown that children actually prefer to get...
by APFLI | Dec 8, 2015 | Parent Resources, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
Are you ever upset about what your children are exposed to in their public school? Do you have a desire to correct the wrongdoings? Fighting for justice can be hard in a world that constantly condemns others for being “judgmental” or “too...
by APFLI | Nov 23, 2015 | Parent Resources
Kids are getting smartphones at increasingly younger ages. Some say it is for safety or communication or connection… but are they really ready, cognitively and emotionally, for the adult responsibilities of having access to anything at any time? Keeping a pure...
by APFLI | Aug 19, 2015 | Family Breakdown Issues, Parent Resources, Studies - Abstinence / Pornography / Sex Outside Marriage Research
New research has shown that the probability of adolescents (ages 13-19) having four or more sexual partners within a year is less likely among those who were raised in “intact families that attended religious services weekly or more.” The data was derived...
by APFLI | Jun 16, 2015 | Parent Resources
Mothers play an important role in the lives of their sons. Date nights are a fun way to get to know your son and the standard for dating. Do something active like fishing, bowling, or having a water balloon fight. Plan a mother and son date night by using these fun...
by APFLI | Jun 14, 2015 | Parent Resources, Substance Abuse
NOTE: While this may be somewhat “hype” it is still worth mentioning for parents to monitor and be aware of changes in their tweens and teens… This is offered for Parent Awareness, because drug and alcohol use is often involved in teen sexual...
by APFLI | Jun 10, 2015 | Parent Resources
After Denver Metro Moms blogger Melissa and her husband attended a Parenting Safe Children workshop, they now have a “no secrets” rule in their home. Through the workshop they learned that secrets are the key ingredient to the sexual abuse of a child. So...
by APFLI | Jun 10, 2015 | Parent Resources
Do you have a son or daughter that has a “crush?” Challenge them to take this “test” before they start a relationship. [If they are already dating, it would still be useful.] One creative mom discovered a way to help her daughter see the...
by APFLI | May 11, 2015 | Parent Resources, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence
… Today, the age of innocence is changing. What was once a mother/daughter or father/son conversation involving much squirming, eye contact-avoiding, and skin-crawling is evolving into nothing more than an Internet search. Many sites are dedicated to informing...
by APFLI | May 11, 2015 | Parent Resources, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence
American Life League’s Stop Planned Parenthood International has developed a new resource to give parents who find themselves in the trenches and in need of help articulating arguments before school boards. This is another handy tool to fight Planned Parenthood...
by APFLI | Apr 12, 2015 | Parent Resources
The U.S. Senate passed an amendment Thursday that bans the federal government from coercing or incentivizing states to adopt specific academic standards, curriculum, or assessments, including those associated with the controversial Common Core standards. The...
by APFLI | Jun 11, 2014 | Parent Resources
At some point in recent months Planned Parenthood thought to add an advisory to its “Getting Kinky – BDSM 101″ post, likely after conservative news sources drew attention to it in late February. A video from that post was featured in a trailer today by Live...
by APFLI | May 5, 2014 | Parent Resources, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence
According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, nearly 3 in 10 girls will become pregnant before the age of 20. In 2012, 305,388 teens (ages 15-19) gave birth. About 18% of women obtaining abortions are teenagers (i.e. about 200,000)...
by APFLI | Oct 22, 2013 | Parent Resources
[Ed. Planned Parenthood is officially non-profit; but every year, it posts multiple millions in profits.] The classic Twilight Zone episode “To Serve Man” gave us one of pop culture’s most memorable plot twists, in which a seemingly benevolent alien race comes to...
by APFLI | Oct 7, 2013 | Parent Resources
Tips for Parents: Reinforce True Worth Heading back to school can be either a rude awakening from the lazy days of summer or maybe a welcome return to normalcy in your household. Or maybe even a little of both. One thing is certain—for...