` PROGRAM FOR

A MORAL RECOVERY
TEEN-AGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS
Developed By: MICHAEL G. HORMACHUELOS, PHD
 RATIONALE
It has been noted that there
is a continued occurrence of
teen-age pregnancy cases in
the Philippines for the past
several years.

A phenomenon that is not

advantageous to both girls
and boys who fall into this
situation in terms of
continuing their education.
Adverse impacts of teenage
pregnancy are serious health,
social and economic
consequences.
 RATIONALE
To help adolescent boys and
girls, they need to avoid the
unintended consequences
of falling into
disadvantageous situations
because of teenage
pregnancies, hence the
school conducts this TRUE
LOVE WAITS – VALUES
RECOVERY PROGRAM.
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of this
symposium, the
participants should be
able to:

1. Understand the
importance of the
values of self-
discipline, purity and
chastity.
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of this
symposium, the
participants should be
able to:

2. Understand the true

meaning of love and
how to deal with
romantic
relationships.
 OBJECTIVES
At the end of this
symposium, the
participants should be
able to:

3. Understand the
health risks, psycho-
emotional
consequences and
economic impacts of
teenage pregnancy.
 SHARING ACTIVITY
QUESTIONS:
1. Are you in a
relationship with
the opposite sex
right now?
2. How ready are you
in those kind of
relationships?
 A Command to Follow…
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins
people commit are outside their bodies, but
those who sin sexually sin against their own
bodies. Do you not know that your bodies are
temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you,
whom you have received from God? You are
not your own; you were bought at a price.
Therefore honor God with your bodies.
( 1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
REFLECTIONS
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LOVE, ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
 Manipulation
(exploitation)
"If you loved me, then
you would..." isn't
love, but rather
infatuation
(obsession).
Compromising who
you are If someone
asks you to do or say
something that isn't
in your nature, that
isn't true love.
Someone who is in
love with you will
never ask you to
change who you are
in order to be loved.
 Love doesn’t
hurt. If it hurts
it’s something
else. Fear.
Attachment.
Idolatry.
Addiction.
Possessiveness
 LOVE
follows and
obey the
TRUTH
rather than
what the
heart
dictates.
LOVE is NOT
Lust
(hunger)
Yes, chemistry
and physical
attraction are
important, but
true love also
includes
commitment,
trust and
respect. So
then, what
exactly is love?
Characteristics of LOVE…
THE FIVE LAWS OF A GUY/GIRL
RELATIONSHIP…
 THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

There is a strange TRUTH about human nature: We

value and prize that which is difficult to get and we
treat lightly or despise that which is obtained with
little or no effort on our part.
 DON’T SMOTHER A RELATIONSHIP

To Summarize:
We value that which is hard to get and we think little of that
which is easily obtained. In guy-girl relationships, you are
attracted to the person who is hard to get and you run from the
one who chases you. Do not smother a relationship!
WHAT YOU MUST LEARN…
DON’T CHASE SOMEONE OF THE
OPPOSITE SEX. WHEN YOU DO IT,
IT WIPES OUT YOUR DIGNITY AND
SELF-RESPECT, AND IT LOWERS
YOUR VALUE IN THE OTHER
PERSON’S SIGHT.
 THE LAW OF SELF IMAGE

You are controlled by the way you see

yourself inwardly…
WHAT YOU MUST LEARN…
THE LAW OF SELF-IMAGE WILL
WORK FOR YOU IF YOU CAN SEE
YOURSELF AS YOU REALLY ARE…
A PERSON OF PRICELESS VALUE.
EVERY HUMAN BEING IS
PRICELESS.
 THE LAW OF DIFFERENCE

There is a difference in the way guys and girls think

of love. A girl thinks of romantic love— someone to
hold her close and tell her that she is special. A guy
thinks of love more in terms of sex.
 WHAT YOU MUST LEARN…
IT HAS BEEN SAID, “A GIRL PLAYS AT
SEX, FOR WHICH SHE IS NOT
READY, BECAUSE WHAT SHE WANTS
IS LOVE. A GUY PLAYS AT LOVE,
FOR WHICH HE IS NOT READY,
BECAUSE WHAT HE PRIMARILY
WANTS IS SEX.”
 HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?

• You are going too far when a guy’s or a girl’s hands start
roaming.
• You are going too far when either of you starts removing
clothing. Keep all of your clothing on all of the time.
• You are going too far when you are doing something you
would not want to be doing around someone you really
respect.
• You are going too far when you cannot make an
intelligent decision as to what you should or should not
do and carry out that decision.
 TAKE NOTE & DO IT!
BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK OF
DATING, YOU NEED TO SET YOUR
GUIDELINES AS TO HOW FAR TO GO.
THE ONLY GUIDELINE THAT IS
100% SAFE IS:
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF AND YOUR
CLOTHES ON!!!
 THE LAW OF PROGRESSION

There is a progressive nature in sex—you tend to move toward

greater physical intimacy.
What satisfies you now will not
satisfy you later on…
 To Summarize:
There is a progressive (gradual,
increasing, step-by-step) nature in sex.
You tend to move steadily toward
more and more physical intimacy
unless you take definite steps to
control things on the physical
side to prevent this.
 THE LAW OF HARVEST

To Summarize:
The Law of Harvest says that you will reap what you sow. Movies and
TV promote The Big Lie that no one has to pay the price of illicit sex,
but it is different in the real world. You will reap what you sow.
IT’S YOUR CHOICE!
 That is the way it is with sex—you deny
yourself some thrills now in order to provide
for your brightest possible future.
 PRACTICAL STEPS TO SAY “NO”

Saying NO begins in the heart, but it must be lived

out in your actions
 Why haven't you had sex yet?
• Pre-marital Sex is like math: you add the bed,
subtract the clothes, divide the legs and pray you
don’t multiply. I don't want to multiply!

• Pre-marital Sex is like high school...you miss a

period and you're in trouble.

• Pre-marital Sex takes up the least amount of time

and causes the most amount of trouble.
REALITIES & RISKS OF
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
The Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital serves low-income communities in Manila, where the rates of teen pregnancy are
high. Locals call it the "baby factory" and the maternity ward is typically very busy.
Photo Credit: Hannah Reyes Morales for NPR
Sisters Joan (left) and Jossa Garcia (right), both teen mothers, are seen in their home in the Navotas fish port with their
children, Angela and JM, respectively.
Photo Credit: Hannah Reyes Morales for NPR
Joy Villanueva, 15, holds her baby. The slums where her family lived had burned down; they hope to build a new shack
to replace the home they lost.
Hannah Reyes Morales for NPR
According to WHO, as of
2019, adolescents aged 15–
19 years in low- and middle-
income countries had an
estimated 21 million
pregnancies each year, of
which approximately 50%
were unintended and which
resulted in an estimated 12
million births.
Adolescent mothers
(aged 10–19 years) face
higher risks of
eclampsia, puerperal
endometritis and
systemic infections than
women aged 20–24
years.
Babies of adolescent
mothers face higher
risks of low birth
weight, preterm
birth and severe
neonatal condition.
Based on WHO 2019
data, 55% of
unintended
pregnancies among
adolescent girls aged
15–19 years end in
abortions, which are
often unsafe .
GROUP SHARING ACTIVITY
QUESTIONS:
1. Name three things that have you
learned from this symposium.
2. What are your plans moving forward
in terms of having a relationship with
the opposite sex?
IMPRESSIONS
Q AND A
LOOK TO YOUR FUTURE IN SAYING “NO”
 To Summarize:
Saying “NO” may take place in a
house, a park, a school ground or a
motel… but it has to start in your
heart long before then. You can say
“NO”, and there are ways to do it.
You need to program yourself ahead
of time to know exactly what you
will do…and then do it!
“Wait for the ring until you do the thing.”
END OF SYMPOSIUM

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!