Family Living Review Tomorrow is the Exam… Take notes to be prepared!

ADVANTAGES OF ABSTINENCE  THE ONLY 100% EFFECTIVE MEANS OF BIRTH CONTROL -(NO PREGNANCY)  No risk of STD’s  No worries about disrupting future plans & goals  Won’t disappoint parents  ENJOY relationships, and get be a TEEN  Save yourself for your wedding night!  Won’t have to worry about your reputation  etc…...

What makes ABSTAINING DIFFICULT  Curiosity  Hormones  Peer Pressure  Love?…  Media  Rebellion  Influence of Drugs & Alcohol

Skills of a “Good Parent”  Love  Patience  Commitment  Sacrifice - Time & $  Discipline  Communication  Responsible  Maturity

Where do babies come from...  Ovulation - the process when the ovaries release a mature egg that is drawn into the fallopian tube where the sperm can fertilize it!  Female - ovaries Release mature eggs & produce estrogen (hormone)  Male - testicles Produce sperm & testosterone (hormone)

LABOR & DELIVERY  STAGE #1 - Labor contractions occur and cervix dilates to 10 cent.  STAGE #2 - Delivery baby is born  STAGE #3 – Afterbirth placenta and after-birth is pushed out

BIRTH CONTROL ABSTAIN = 100% Effective!  Behavior – abstinence and withdrawal  Hormonal - pill, vaginal ring, Depo-provera (shot), patch or implant, IUD, E.C.(emergency contraceptive) = prevent ovaries from releasing eggs and/or thicken cervical mucus  Barrier - male & female Condom, dental dam = keep sperm and egg from meeting, separates fluids

AIDS  AGENT – HIV (Virus)  SPREAD – 1. Sex – (oral, anal, & vaginal) 2. sharing needles 3. mom’s to babies  PREVENTION – Abstinence Condoms

STD’S

BIRTH DEFECTS  Maternal Environment &Paternal Environment Nutrition - diet Infections/diseases Alcohol, Smoking, Drugs, and use of medications Environment - radiation/pollution  REDUCE CHANCES 1. healthy diet, prenatal vitamin and exercise 2. Regular doctor’s visits/ Dr. okayed medications 3. No drugs, alcohol or tobacco 4. Low stress, proper sleep 5. Stay away from toxic environments