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As always Christmas is an important time, and Jam knows how to celebrate. The week before Dec 25th, we had a special youth group. With the help of Ted's voice, we sang Christmas charols, played Yankee swap, and had enough food to cover most of the floor lol. Pictured above is the group itself, and below some of us are playing a confusing yet entertaining game of 'Do you Love your Neighbor'.

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ASHRAM!!!!!!

Each year for the last 3 years, Jam youth Group has taken part of the Atlantic Christian Ashram. Held within a huge camp site in the town of Berwick N.S, the Members of Jam take the 6 hour trip on the group bus, accompanied by Ted and other volunteers, they set up tents and join hundreds of Atlantic Canadians for a week of spiritual boot camp. We always have a blast and each year is better then the one before it. We hit the beach and the malls, go into town, check out the area and most importantly get closer to God.

Ask any member of Jam, Ashram is like no other event!

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Ashram 05

White Gold!!!

Feb 9th, the group took part at the Wite Gold event. While bands rocked out on the Ict stage, others were invited to skate and enjoy an evening of family fun.

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White Gold 06

Come One Come ALL!!!

All are invited to come and join the youth group. We meet every Wed at 6:30-9:00 pm at the Miramichi Fellowhship center. So If you're looking for a little more flavour in your week, then it's time to put some Jam, on your slice of life!

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SELF-ESTEEM

Self-esteem is related to your self worth and your Value. It increases your confidence and if you have confidence you will respect yourself.

Building self-esteem is a first step towards your happiness and a better life. Having great self-esteem allows you to make great choices.



Low self esteem causes depression, unhappiness, insecurity and poor confidence. Other's desires may take preference over yours. Inner criticism, that nagging voice of disapproval inside you, causes you to stumble at every challenge and challenges seem impossible.



SELF IMAGE INCLUDES:

A) What you think you look like physically

B) How your personality comes across

C) What kind of person you think you are

D) What you think others think of you

E) How much you like yourself or you think others like you.



HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SELF ESTEEM:



1) FACE YOUR FEARS - they aren't as bad as you think they are. Facing your fears increases your confidence.



2) FORGET YOUR FAILURES - Learn from them. Avoid making the same mistakes again but don't limit yourself by assuming you failed before so you can't succeed this time. Try again; you're stronger and wiser.



3) KNOW WHAT YOU WANT AND ASK FOR IT - You deserve your dreams to come true. Ask for others advice who have been in similar situations and succeeded.



4) REWARD YOU WHEN YOU SUCCEED - No one else will! Isn't everything easier when you take the time to help yourself?



5) TALK - We often make assumptions about a situation or person, which are not true. Your attitude and behaviour can be negatively affected so if you have any doubt or question ask and don't assume you know why or how.



6) DON’T BE DEFEATED - Try something else! You are not going to be defeated by one failed attempt are you? Everyone fails before they succeed. The man that says he can’t and the man that says he can are both right!



ROLE MODELS
Who is a Role Model?

· True role models are those who possess the qualities that others admire and would like to apply in their own lives.
Do you wish to be a role model?

· Remember people often learn by observing. They are more likely to do what you do rather than what you say.

· Don’t live a double life style. Walk the walk. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Keep it real.

· Provide valuable behaviours for your peers to imitate, such as being drug and alcohol free and following those in authority over you.

· Show that you don’t give into peer pressure. Show that you can make your own decisions. Have integrity.

· Talk honestly to others about stress and conflict in your life. People need to know that such struggles are a normal part of life.

· Show that you love and value each member of your own family. Plan special times or outings. Also, enjoy spontaneous activities such as going out for ice cream.

· Let others know that making changes isn't easy-it requires work for all of us.

· Show sincere interest in others. Relate to a persons common interest. Help others set realistic goals.

· Praise others for their efforts. Don't demand that they always be the best--we all have off days.

· Spending TIME with others shows them that you care. Build an appreciation for life's variety.

· Create routines with others on a consistent basis.

· If you are too busy or tired to spend time with your friends, be sure to explain the reason and arrange another time.

· Be a good listener.

· Show attention. Don't assume others know they are loved and appreciated - a kind word, a smile, or small gift can make a big difference.
DRINKING AND DRIVING

How many Canadians drive after drinking?

· Approximately 1 in 5 current drinkers 20.3% state that they drove after consuming two or more drinks in the previous hour.



Are there gender differences in drinking and drivers?

· Yes. Men are almost three times as likely as women to drive after drinking. At least once in the past 12 months 27.8% of men compared to 10.8% of women had two or more drinks in the hour before driving.
EFFECTS OF MEDIA

· 66% of children ages 10 – 16 say that TV influences their peers.

· 44% of kids say they watch something different when they’re alone than with their parents (25% choose MTV).

· 65% say that shows like The Simpson’s encourage kids to disrespect parents.

· Television alone is responsible for 10% of youth violence.

· A study of 1792 teens’ ages 12-17 showed that watching sex on TV influences sex. Youths who watched more sexual content where more likely to initiate intercourse.

· By age 18, youth will have seen 18,000 simulated murders and 200,000 acts of violence.

· Media violence can cause aggressive and antisocial behaviour. It may also desensitize viewers to future violence.

· Television violence can lead to imitation


SMOKING

What's really in cigarettes, cigars and spit tobacco?

· Formaldehyde – the same chemical used to preserve dead frogs?

· Cyanide - found in rat poison is available in the cigarette smoke nearest you–whether you're a smoker or just hanging around people who smoke?

· Nicotine - is a potent insecticide found in bug spray?

Tobacco and Athletic Performance

· Nicotine narrows your blood vessels and puts added strain on your heart.

· Smoking can wreck lungs and reduce oxygen available for muscles used during sports.

· Smokers suffer shortness of breath almost 3 times more often than non-smokers.

· Smokers run slower and can’t run as far, affecting overall athletic performance.


Smoking Canada

· Tobacco use causes approx 45,000 deaths per year in Canada

· It’s estimated that smoking prematurely kills three times more Canadians than car accidents, suicides, drug abuse, murder and AIDS combined.

· Health Canada estimates that more than 300 non-smokers die from lung cancer each year.



Youth smoking survey

· Over 2/3 of current smokers reported that their Mother or Father smoke

· 60% of all smokers reported that they obtained their cigs from social sources, siblings, parents or family members.



Why teens believe others their age start smoking?

Peer Pressure 63%

Curiosity 45%

Popular kids do it 42%

Perceived to be cool 41%

Mother/Fathers smoke 32%

Brothers/Sisters smoke 26%


TEEN PREGNANCY

Teen Pregnancy Statistics - Teen Pregnancies

· 78% of teen pregnancies are unplanned.

· Over 800 000 teens become pregnant each year.

· 60% of teen pregnancies happen to older teens - 18 and 19 years old.

· 34% of women get pregnant at least once before the age of 20.

· If a teen does not use contraceptives, she has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within one year of becoming sexually active.

Teen Pregnancy Statistics - Teen Mothers

· Only 41% of teenage moms complete high school.

· 1.5% of teen moms get their college degree by the age of 30.

· A 1990 study showed that almost 33% of all teen moms and 50% of unmarried teen moms go on welfare within the first year of the birth of their first child.

Teen Pregnancy Statistics - Children of Teen Mothers

· Children born to teen moms are more likely to be born premature and with a low birth weight - which raises the chance of disabilities.

· Children of teen moms are 50% more likely to repeat a grade. They perform worse on standardized tests and are less likely to complete high school.

· Daughters of teen moms are 22% more likely to become teen moms.

· Sons of teen moms are 13% more likely to go to prison

· The teen pregnancy rate declined 28% from 1990 (its all time high) to 2000, and declined another 6% between 2001 and 2002. But it's still too common and affects way too many teens.



Teen Pregnancy Statistics - Teen Abortion

· Nearly 40% of teen pregnancies end in abortion.

· In 2004 there were approximately 304,827 abortions among teens.

· In 2004, 15-19 years old gave birth to 356,815. The teen pregnancy rate was 38.2 per 1000 females

· The abortion rate among teens has been declining since 1980.

SEXUAL RELATIONS

· An estimated 43% of females between the ages of 15 and 19 reported having had at least one sex partner in the last year.

· 13% reported having more than one sex partner in that time.

· Only 15% of teen respondents said that premarital sex was definitely or probably morally wrong.

· Of teens considered to be sexually experienced, 40% said they had experienced no guilt.

· 1 in every 4 sexually active teens is diagnosed with a Sexually Transmitted Disease.

· 51% of sexually active 15-19 years olds have engaged in sex without a condom.



Age of Consent

· The current age for sexual consent in Canada is 14 years.

· Half of the prostitutes known to be on the streets of Sudbury, Canada, are under 15 years old and as young as 11.



Facts

· Programs in safer sex education and condom distribution have not reduced the number of wedlock birthrates among sexually experienced teens.

· It appears possible that programs aimed at producing abstinent behaviour have been more successful.

· Pregnant teens themselves are at greater risk of health problems, including anaemia, hypertension, renal disease, eclampsia and depressive disorders

· Among 15-17 year olds who had not had sex, 52% cited religious or moral beliefs as a major reason for their decision to wait.

· Worries about pregnancy were named as a major reason by 83% of respondents…teenagers who started sexual relationships under the age of 13 were nine times more likely to report multiple partners than those who waited until they were 15 or 16.



Teen Sexuality and the Media:

· Children spend more than 38 hours per week using media (television, Videos, music, computers, and video games.)

· Family Hour of prime time television (8:00 to 9:00 pm) contains on average more than 8 sexual incidents, which is more than 4 times what it contained in 1976

· The number of teen television characters involved in sexual intercourse has tripled in past two years, from 3 to 9 percent.”

· In one content analysis, 75% of concept videos (videos that tell a story) involved sexual imagery, and more than half involved violence, usually against women… experimental studies have found that viewing music videos may, in fact, influence adolescents attitudes concerning early or risky sexual activity…at least 2 studies have shown a correlation between risky adolescent behaviours and a preference for heavy metal music.



TEEN DATING VIOLENCE

· Studies show that at least 1 in 10 teens will be in an abusive relationship.

· In abusive relationships between boyfriend and girlfriends 95% of the time it’s a boyfriend abusing a girlfriend.


BULLYING

· 1 out of 4 kids are bullies

· 77% of students are bullied mentally verbally, physically.

· 8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of bullies.

· 43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school.

· 28% of youth who carry weapons have witnessed violence at home.

· 282,000 students are physically attacked is secondary schools each month.



Playground Statistics:

· Every 7 minutes a child is bullied.

· 85% of the time other kids are watching when another is bullying one kid.

· Adult intervention: 4%

· Peer Intervention: 11%

· No intervention: 85%


Types of Bullying



Verbal Name-calling

Physical Punching and Pushing

Relational leaving someone out of a game or group on purpose

Extortion Stealing someone’s money or toys

Cyber Bullying Using computers, the Internet, mobile phones etc… to bully others



· Bullies use insulting remarks to make victims feel badly about themselves, such as “you’re ugly, stupid” etc.

· Bullies focus on individual’s differences as an excuse for their bad behaviour. Bullies are often afraid, jealous, envious cruel, angry, insecure, unhappy, and have low self-esteem.

· The best defence against people who bully is to like yourself, be confident and don’t look like a victim. You should never try to beat people who bully at their own game. You can’t bully someone who bullies into not being a bully. If you need help, tell an adult you know and trust.



You have choices if you’re being abused:

· You can call your local crisis line to get information.

· You can attend a domestic violence support group.

· You can take a self-defence course.

· You can take legal action.



TEENS AND DIVORCE STATS:



· Percentage of households run by single moms: 9.2%

· Percentage of households run by single dads: 1.9%

· Number of single parents: 2.04 million men/ 9.68 million women

· 56% of all first marriages end in divorce

· 75% of divorced persons eventually remarry

· About 65% of remarriages involve children from the prior marriage and form stepfamilies.
CANNIBAS, COCAINE, LSDSPEED/AMPHETAMINES AND HEROIN



MAIN EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF CERTAIN ILLEGAL DRUGS

Marijuana


This Drug is known as “The Gateway Drug.” Marijuana has many street names such as; Weed, Mary Jane, grass, brain darts,

Heroin




Like marijuana, heroin generally has the effect of lowering the desire to use violence. In some cases, however, it appears that disturbed or impulsive behaviours may occur during a period of withdrawal.

Cocaine


Cocaine stimulates the central nervous system. Abuse of this drug can cause paranoia, although that reaction appears to be infrequent among cocaine users as a whole. Cocaine use can also cause irritability and anxiety in users, especially at the end periods of intoxication.

PCP




PCP is recognized for its many properties (hallucinogenic, analgesic and anaesthetic). Like cocaine, it stimulates the central nervous system. Empirical studies are particularly incomplete for this drug; however, PCP is second to alcohol as the drug most often associated with violence.

LSD


Like PCP, LSD is known for its hallucinogenic properties. It can therefore cause strange and violent behaviour. This drug causes extreme paranoia. Attaches to the spine. This Chemical is placed on sheets, and when it’s dipped into the hallucinogenic drug substance that we call acid, there can be hits that are more potent than others. This is called a “bad hit”. And a bad hit can change your mental ability forever.

Amphetamines


The main property of amphetamines is that, like cocaine, they stimulate the central nervous system. Amphetamine abuse can thus cause paranoia, irritability, anxiety and even toxic psychosis.

SUICIDE

The symptom information on this subject attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Suicide. Symptoms of Suicide may vary on an individual basis for each patient.

Symptoms of Suicide:

· Talking about feeling suicidal or wanting to die

· Feeling hopeless, that nothing will ever change or get better

· Feeling helpless, that nothing one does makes any difference

· Feeling like a burden to family and friends

· Abusing alcohol or drugs

· Putting affairs in order (e.g., organizing finances or giving away possessions to prepare for one's death)

· Writing a suicide note

· Putting oneself in harm's way, or in situations where there is a danger of being killed.

Homicide--suicides among families

· There were 1,994 cases of solved homicides in which the suspect took his/her own life following the homicide. 10% of all solved homicides.

· About 3/4 of victims of homicide--suicides were killed by a family member, while the remainder involved an acquaintance or a stranger. 57% of family homicide--suicides involved spouses, and of these incidents.

· 97% of female victims were killed by a male spouse.

· Spousal relationships, victims of spousal homicide--suicide were killed by a legally married 42%, separated 30%, common--law 23% or a divorced husband 3%. About 2% of spousal homicide--suicide victims were male spouses killed by a female spouse.

· The accused involved in family--related homicide--suicides against a child or youth was most often a parent of the victim. In 66% of cases, the accused was the father, in 27% the mother, and in 2% a stepfather.
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