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siveness on the other. "How should I behave with my boyfriend?"
— "Why is Venereal Disease a problem if it can be
treated in hospital?", are not surprising questions. On the
other hand, many groups of senior school children to whom we
talk have sound value judgements which they have thought out
for themselves. They are mature judgements and perhaps they
have more clear-cut and soundly based principles than some
of us, their elders. Nevertheless teenagers' questions that are
not raised during group discussions do need to be answered in
privacy and in confidence by a sympathetic and experienced
"listener". There is a place for a schools counsellor where a
boy or girl can "talk out" their problems.
Health talks and discussions have also been carried out
with a number of adult organisations In the Borough. Specific
action campaigns have been conducted according to need and
resources available. There is a limited value in talking to
adults and one cannot be too optimistic about changing attitudes
and habits. The moss media, especiallj television, may
be a moire useful tool for adult education. However, it is felt that
health courses for groups of parents would be a useful reinforcement
of the teaching carried out in the schools for their children.
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