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The Role of School Nurses in Promoting Self-Esteem, Healthy Relationships, and Sexual Health Education

School nurses play a vital role in fostering self-esteem and mutual respect among students while encouraging high-quality relationships. They address the risks associated with early sexual activity, highlighting research that indicates most adolescents regret early sexual experiences, which can lead to emotional challenges affecting their education. With significant percentages of youths engaging in risky behaviors, comprehensive sex education, guided by government recommendations, is essential. Effective communication with parents further enhances the support system for students navigating these critical issues.

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The Role of School Nurses in Promoting Self-Esteem, Healthy Relationships, and Sexual Health Education

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  1. School Nurse’s Role To encourage self-esteem and respect To encourage high quality relationships

  2. Risks of Early Sex • Research says most regret early sex (H.E.A, 1998) • Often causes emotional problems which can effect development and education • More likely to have unprotected sex increasing risk of S.T.I.s and pregnancy • 40% of 13 and 14 year olds were drunk or stoned when they first had sex (Wight,’00) • Pregnancies born to under 16’s associated with more ‘still births’ • Approximately half of pregnancies born to under 16’s end in abortion

  3. Body changes at puberty • Includes a natural desire to be attracted to opposite sex or ‘sex drive’. Approx 25% of 15 year olds have had sex • Law (age of consent) 16 (different in different countries) • Young people have also a desire to take risks

  4. Sex Education v. The Media • Media portrays early sex as the norm e.g. Sugar magazine • Countries with more developed programme of sex ed. Have lower S.T.I. and teen pregnancy rates e.g. The Netherlands • Government Sex and Relationship guidance recommends 3 strands • Values and Attitudes • Skills • Knowledge • Y9 programme part of comprehensive curriculum

  5. Education v. Parental Support • Y8 and 9 - 2 lessons per year group • Parental Support-Good Communication, high expectations, effective discipline, parental monitoring and good parent/child bonding

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