In their own words: What people involved with Choosing the Best say about our curricula and parent resources—and what they have learned about health, self-esteem, character education, relationship and refusal skills.
Leaders and Educators
“I have reviewed Choosing the Best and believe it to be a well-prepared program that gives young people needed information and helps them build the skills they need for making healthful decisions.”
—William Roper, Former Director, CDC
“The best thing about ‘The BIG TALK Book’ is the real-life examples of teens talking about their experiences — it’s an eye-opener for parents, and an inside look at what’s really going on with youth today. Parents could really learn something here.”
—Sonny Perdue, Governor, Georgia
“I just read ‘The BIG TALK Book’ [parent book]. It says it all and is very readable. I think it is a great contribution to communication between kids and not only parents but also adults and mentors. Congratulations!”
—Joe S. Mcllhaney Jr., M.D.
“As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives committed to a high standard of personal integrity, I am pleased to enthusiastically endorse and support a school-based sexual abstinence instructional program that is getting tremendous results. It is called ‘Choosing the Best.’ One of the company’s recent publications, ‘The BIG TALK Book’ for parents and teens, is getting rave reviews. It could not have come at a more critical time in our society. Much of the cost of government programs to support single moms and their children could be avoided if our teens were discouraged from engaging in premarital sexual activity, and not just supplied with condom instructions. Mr. Bruce Cook and Choosing the Best have indeed hit a home run with their school-based programs and recent release of ‘The BIG TALK Book.’”
—Phil Gingrey, U.S. House of Representatives, GA 11
“‘The BIG TALK Book’ is so clear and so readable...every parent can benefit from learning specific ways to talk to kids about a topic most of us don’t know how to address. I wish I’d had this book when my children were younger.”
— Brett Butler, Former Centerfielder for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets
“This is the first sex-education program in our district that the kids didn’t make fun of during lunch. Thank you.”
—Junior high principal, Missouri
“I used to not believe teaching abstinence was a viable alternative, but after this training, I totally believe this is the way to educate kids! My own children and I will be having a very interesting discussion tonight.”
— Teacher, Georgia
“I’m so excited about having information that really helps make a difference in these kids’ lives.”
—D. Cox, Teacher, Texas
Students
“I like the program very much. It’s not often that people talk to teens about sex and I think teens need to learn about the risks. The program made me more confident in the decisions I have made about not having sex.”
—10th grader
[I learned] “It is better to stay abstinent than using birth control because you can still get pregnant or get a sexually transmitted disease.”
—8th grader
[I learned] “that most STDs can’t be stopped by a condom, so using them isn’t necessarily ‘safe sex.’”
—10th grader
“What I learned is, it is very cool to be a virgin.”
—7th grader
“No one had ever told me that I was worth waiting for. Thank you for telling us the truth.”
—9th grader
[I learned] “that it’s all about self-respect and listening to others.”
—10th grader
“I now know that sex is serious. Abstinence is a mark of courage, not a sign of wussiness.”
—10th grader
“I have always believed in abstinence, but now I understand the reasoning behind why it is the better choice.”
—10th grader
[The most important thing I learned was] “that there are many STDs out there like herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, AIDS and it is not worth it to have sex and die from it.”
—10th grader
[The most important thing I learned was] “that girls think differently about sex than guys and the best way is to wait until marriage to avoid getting yourself hurt.”
—10th grader
“I now know more about my standards to set when going on a date. I know what rules I have and what I’ll do and what I won’t do.”
—10th grader
Parents
“I really am excited about this [CTB curricula] program. There are so many mixed messages out there and I am glad this one is in this school—the high school my daughter is going to. My daughter talked highly of this program. Keep up the good work!”
—Parent, Arizona
“I’m your milk-and-cookies after-school mom, but I did not know how to get started on these questions. But your questions [from the parent book] were so easy that now we’ve built a bridge.”
—Parent, Missouri
“The education [from the CTB curricula] provides methods to stop mistakes and slow down the process by empowering kids to help them remember important things.”
—Parent, Arizona
“I learned what the pressures are that teens are facing and the boundaries of where to stop.”
—Parent, Arizona
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