1. Consider about what you will think of the entire situation in the future before you say anything. What will your perspective be of this in the future?
2. Review the reasons your opponent has his or her beliefs. Why do they have that opinion?
3. Be honest yet sensitive to the other person.
4. Respect the opinion of the person you are speaking to.
5. Think about what you are saying before you speak so that the message you send is what you really mean.
6. Listen to the person and ask questions about what they are saying before commenting on it.

The teen pregnancy rate in the United States is the highest of any industrialized democracy, nearly twice that of Great Britain and 10 times that of Japan. ⁴