Self Assessment Exercises

REMEMBER WHEN.....

Can you remember the first time you realized you were different from the opposite sex?
Do you remember being attracted to the same sex during your early adolescence?
How did those feelings affect who you are today?
Do you reflect on those feelings?
How did the opposite sex react to your changes?
What are the greatest challenges for males and females during this period of development?

VALUES AND BELIEFS.....

Have you examined your values you held as a teenager recently?
How did your values differ from those of your closest friends?
Which sexual behaviors did you feel comfortable with?
Which, if any feelings, gave you guilt feelings?
Imagine you are a parent of two teenage boys. What are your beliefs that you will pass to these offspring?
Were sex roles clearly defined in your family?
Do you wish to be the opposite sex at times?
Do you believe that females are all emotions and males are all sex?
How can we blend?