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Preparing a generation to choose healthy behaviors that cultivate educational, economic and relational success.

Since 2002, DCO has provided Sexual risk avoidance primary prevention education for over 98,000 students in public and private schools, community ORGANIZATIONs and faith based groups in TENNESSEE and across the mid-south. We are COMMITTED to POSITIVE and optimal health outcomes for this generation of adolescents, their parents and community leaders.

 
 

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Developing a Positive Identity
Developing a Positive Identity
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Adoption Language
Adoption Language
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Thankfulness For Family
Thankfulness For Family
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10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 10
10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 10

To Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy.

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10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 9
10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 9

To Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy.

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10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 8
10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 8
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10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 7
10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 7

To Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy.

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10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 5&6
10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 5&6
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10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 3&4
10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 3&4

To Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy

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10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 2
10 Tips for Parents :: TIP 2

To Help Their Children Avoid Teen Pregnancy.

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VOLUNTEER Volunteering and helping others in need increases our self-worth because we are taking the focus off of ourselves and realizing we can make a difference in the world around us.
BE A FRIEND This week we are still talking about ways to increase our self-worth! The best way to have friends and feel like you belong is to be a friend to other people! Sit with the student sitting alone at lunch. Go out of your way to make your friend feel special. When we are being kind to others and making them feel good about themselves, we start to feel better about ourselves!
PLAY A SPORT! Playing a sport is another great way to increase your self-worth. It allows you to feel like you belong to a team AND gives you a sense of accomplishment as you succeed in your sport.
GET INVOLVED Joining extracurricular activities and clubs increases self-worth by giving you a sense of belonging!
Now that we have seen the importance of having a high self-worth, for the next two weeks we will talk about ways to increase our self-worth! Like this post AND tag a friend in the comments to win a prize!
RISKS OF A LOW SELF-WORTH Having a low self-worth can put you at risk for scary things to happen. Those with long self-worth are at greater risk of: - giving in to negative peer pressure - struggling with anxiety or depression - dealing with negative life events such as teen pregnancy or school failure Stay tune later this week for ways to increase your self-worth!!!!
BENEFITS OF A POSITIVE SELF-WORTH Having a positive self-worth can lead to many benefits. The benefits of a high self-worth are: - that you respect yourself and others - you have an increase ability to set and reach goals - you have a greater williningness to try - you have greater feelings of value
During July we are going to discuss our self-worth and how it affects our ability to make good decisions. Self-worth is the value that we place on ourselves as human beings! How we view ourselves affects how we relate to others and how we make decisons.