Teens learn to handle sexual pressure thanks to the new video from Sunburst Communications,
When I Say Stop, I Mean Stop!

For teens, the pressures surrounding sex can be enormous. Their hormones, and friends, not to mention the media, are telling them, "just do it." Meanwhile, parents, teachers, and clergy are telling them, "just say no." 

Now, thanks to the outstanding new video from Sunburst Communications, When I Say Stop, I Mean Stop!, teachers and guidance counselors have the perfect tool to help teens sort out the truth from the myths about peer behavior.

Produced in a hip, fast-moving style, When I Say Stop, I Mean Stop presents real teens who talk about how they succeeded in finding their own way in a world of conflicting pressures.  Experts and educators add specific advice to deepen and sharpen the focus for viewers. After watching When I Say Stop, I Mean Stop, teens will be able to:

•  Understand why they have the right to say no to the pressure to have sex
•  Say no to pressure to have sex without offending another person whom they care about
•  Realize that if a person truly cares about them, he/she will respect their wishes about sex
•  Define sexual harassment as unwanted sexual attention
• Discern the differences between flirting behavior and harassing behavior

The program also underscores a teens right to have harassing behavior stopped, either at a their own request, or by the intervention of school authority.  And through the video's compelling skits, viewers witness typical situations that teens face as well as the appropriate, assertive responses. 

The most common "arguments" and "lines" used in specific types of pressure to have sex are highlighted, along with tips for how to most clearly say no in each situation.  The reasons harassers do what they do and the negative impact their behavior has are also examined.

What's more, When I Say Stop, I Mean Stop shows how positive change can take place by reporting on one school's success in instituting a sexual harassment prevention program.

Along with the energetic 30-minute video presentation comes a top-notch teacher's guide containing a variety of thoughtful discussion questions, role-play ideas, and suggested activities such as writing letters to 'Dear Abby,' arbitrating conflicts, and conducting surveys about sexual harassment in their school.  A thorough bibliography, resource list, and program summary round out this excellent teacher's manual.

For more than 25 years, Sunburst Communications, Inc. (Pleasantville, NY), has led the field in K-12 health and guidance publishing with a diverse line of video and software products designed to help teachers actively engage students in creative learning and problem-solving.  Today, the award-winning educational media company is adding to its career guidance list and expanding its focus by offering innovative science and social studies resources.