SEXUAL PROMISCUITY
Promiscuity is characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis. Sexual promiscuity is a risky behavior at any age. Teen’s sexual promiscuity is a warning sign that any family or school need to pay attention to and take seriously. The behavior can be a cry for help from a trouble child. Children and teens who engage in sexual promiscuity often use this behavior to mask other serious issues. When a child is young they learn their self-worth by the way they are treated by their family and other people who surround them.
If a child is loved, made to feel safe and secured by those in their family circle and who they are closest to outside their family circle then they will feel good about themselves and will developed a healthy self-esteem.
If a child is not loved, pushed aside and neglected, or is physically or sexually abused, by a family member, friend of the family, or a stranger, then there is a good chance that they will develop a low self-worth. If a child’s parent separate or divorce and there is an absent parent who is not seen very often especially in the case of a missing father, a child develop a low self-worth.
Causes of Sexual Promiscuity
Sex is a special relationship that is supposed to be saved to be shared between a man and wife on their marriage night after they married keeping themselves only for each other just as God ordained it. Having this beautiful occasion and relationship shattered by an act of low self-esteem, reacting for an answer to a psychological problem is a shame. If you are promiscuous there is a reason and you can bet that if you look back into your past you will find that you suffer from low self-esteem and you will find out why. I urge you to see a councilor before you ruin your reputation, your physical health from an STD, and your mental health. You will never be whole until you stop this vicious cycle of self-injurious behavior- PROMISCUITY.
THE DANGER OF TEENAGE SEX AND PROMISCUITY
Teenage pregnancy is what we hear about most when we talk about teens having sex. Each year there are around Eight Hundred and Fifty (850,000) thousand girls between the age of fifteen and nineteen that become pregnant in the United State. Even more alarming is that the statistics show that about twenty thousand girls under fourteen years become pregnant annually and around eight thousand of these girls give birth which means that there are tens of thousands of abortion been performed on children under the age of fourteen. This awareness is important for the Nigerian Teens and teens around the world.
Abortion being performed at all is a tragedy for the baby that dies and the mother who lives with the knowledge of what she did the rest of her life. Either way it is a double edge sword, you either have a very young child raising a baby without the maturity and knowledge necessary to do it, or a baby being killed. Those who choose to have their babies are forced to grow up too fast giving up any chance of being a normal teen, and a young adult who can go to college and get skills to own a company or get employed to work for a company because they both have to support the new life. Without the maturity required, how do you build a family as a teen?
T.B.C. POSITIVE PEER CULTURE
This is an integral part of our program. Working in small groups with peers, teen begin to understand why they act out sexually and the consequences of this behavior. They then learn positive nondestructive ways of dealing with their emotions and the underlying causes of promiscuity. We also use a group process model that focuses on positive peer culture- respect, decent dressing, understanding and taking responsibility for your action.
Parent or teacher involvement is a key to successful treatment. As parents provide the basic needs of the teens their cooperation and commitment are critical to achieve long lasting result in teens –creating time to enjoy activities like cooking, laundry, playing and studying the bible. T.B.C. encourages and support your involvement in your teens therapeutic program by:
i holding frequent family conferences (session)
ii holding open house and other types of family-oriented activities like watching T.B.C. TV programs together.
iii Encourages periodic parents overnight stay with the teen in their room. We know what you will miss not using your other room but the goal in view is equally satisfying and pleasurable to see your teen develop into a responsible adult.
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