FAMILY FORUM WEEK 3 Resources are available to you to help answer questions or get more information. Send all requests to jhetrick@hersheyfree.com. GENERAL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ON SEXUALITY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY 1. How often is sex talked about in your world at school, work, ect. (Both students and parents talk about their environment.) 2. What do you think about God creating you as a sexual being? Do you see it as good thing or a bad thing and why? Have you ever thought about sexuality that way before? 3. Does the environment in our home/in our family relationships allow us to talk openly about sex/sexuality or not and why? How? Be specific. 4. What is sex? What happens physically and emotionally when people have sex? (Are we working with a healthy understanding of the terms and specifics of being sexually active and having sex?) 5. When is dating OK? What are the rules for our family? What are physical/sexual activity boundaries? What is normal/expected? What is not normal/what to watch out for? What does a healthy dating relationship look like? 6. What is sexual purity? What does that mean? How does this definition give me freedom to do or not do things sexually? 7. What should I do when I see something sexual that’s inappropriate? 8. What should I do when I feel something sexual that’s inappropriate? 9. What is the difference between the words “beautiful” and “sexy”? 10. What should I do when a girl/guy wants to be physical/sexual with me? 11. What are your feelings about sexual activity before marriage? 12. What is sexting? Is it ever OK to send sexy, naked pictures of yourself? What are the positives and negatives of this? 13. What is appropriate touch and inappropriate touch? When? By who? 14. Why should I wait to be sexually active? 15. What are ways boys act towards girls that are appropriate and inappropriate? 16. What are ways girls act towards boys that are appropriate and inappropriate? 17. If you ever get into an uncomfortable situation, what should you do? 18. What on our electronics is filtered? What should be filtered? What are parameters for use in our family? How can we keep communication open and honest in regards to search history? How safe from inappropriate sexual stuff are all of our computers, tablets, phones and TVs? Questions for GIRLS to think about, respond to and get help for: 1. Is it bad to like it when guys notice me? 2. Guys give me attention all the time. I don’t like it. What should I do? 3. Do you see anything healthy/unhealthy in the way I dress, what I watch, how I act when it comes to my sexuality? 4. Do you see anything inappropriate in how I try to get a guy’s attention? 5. How do you feel I dress? Appropriate? Inappropriate? Why? Questions for GUYS to think about, respond to and get evaluation or help with: 1. Girls are so attractive and dress very sexy. I am attracted to this. How can I live to not be lusting all the time? 2. Do you see anything healthy/unhealthy in the way I dress, what I watch, how I act when it comes to my sexuality? 3. Do you see anything inappropriate in how I treat girls? Other questions or notes to discuss as a family: