- Sexual attraction
- Society & media pressure
- Peer pressure
- Use of alcohol and drugs
- Pressure from boyfriend/girlfriend
- Desire to be considered “normal”
- Parents example
- Inappropriate sex education
- Mistaken beliefs
- Boredom
- Low self-esteem
- Loneliness
- No good reasons to say “No”
The majority of sexually experienced teens wish they had waited
[research from author Dr. Tom Lickona; Abstinence Educators Network, www.abednet.org]