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Marilyn Morris

Marilyn Morris

Writer

Oct 3, 2025

About

Marilyn Morris is the founder and president of Aim For Success, Inc., America’s largest provider of healthy relationship programs. Marilyn is also the author of several books including <em><em>ABC’s of the Birds and Bees for Parents of Toddler to Teens and Teens Sex and Choices. She has been married to Charles Morris for 36 years and they have two married daughters and five grandchildren.

Marilyn founded Aim For Success in 1993 as a non-profit educational organization. Since that time, Aim For Success has challenged over 1 million teenagers with the message of sexually healthy relationships until marriage. Through live presentations teenagers are encouraged to develop strong character as they deal with one of life’s most difficult issues – sexual pressure. Marilyn believes students who embrace the sexually healthy relationships until marriage lifestyle have the freedom to pursue their dreams and goals without the worry of pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases or emotional scars.

Marilyn is a dynamic speaker who captivates audiences of all ages. Her presentations are fun, interactive and never embarrassing. Responses from teenagers on Aim For Success’ anonymous surveys indicate they are ready and willing to take up the challenge of a responsible lifestyle of healthy relationships. Marilyn also helps adults through her parent programs as she motivates and equips them to be their child’s sex educator.

Marilyn has received local, state, and national recognition from President George W. Bush. She has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine and on National Public Radio (NPR), The Discovery Channel, Public Broadcast System (PBS) and Fox News - New York.

Posts (6)

Apr 24, 2024 ∙ 5 min

What You and Your Teen Should Know About Legalized Marijuana

Whether you’re aware of it or not, your job as a parent just became a little more difficult on January 1, 2014. If you’re drawing a blank, perhaps the mere mention of Colorado will stir your memory. It does, however, have everything to do with marijuana. Ah, yes – that was the first day in American history where people could walk into a retail store in the United States and legally purchase recreational marijuana. Twenty-five states have approved marijuana to some degree.. Many teenagers...

Nov 9, 2019 ∙ 1 min

How to Teach Your Child About Sex Podcast

Marilyn Morris, founder and president of Aim For Success, Inc. and author of Teens, Sex and Choices and ABCs of the Birds and Bees for Parents of Toddler to Teens has been sharing the message of sexual abstinence for 23 years. She has been featured on the Discovery Channel, the Jane Pauley Show, National Public Radio (NPR – "All Things Considered") and in Rolling Stone magazine. She has also received recognition from Dr. Laura, Focus on the Family and President George W. Bush. Aim For...

Jun 5, 2018 ∙ 3 min

Why Parents and Schools Should Partner in Sex Education

Parents let schools teach the A B C’s- but what about “the birds and the bees?” In recent weeks, several Texas school districts have been in the news because of community controversy over sexuality education. This is not a new controversy- but perhaps one we will see more of as the gap between school districts and parents grows on this important life issue. A dangerous misstep school districts can make is not involving, informing, and including parents as key partners in the rearing of...

Jan 25, 2017 ∙ 5 min

Sexually Pure Teens Also Make Wise Life Choices

Share 0 Do you care if your child texts while driving, wears a seat belt, rides in a car where the driver has been drinking alcohol, drives a car while drinking alcohol, is involved in dating violence, smokes cigarettes, binge drinks, uses pot, considers suicide, engages in physical fighting?” Well, according to a recent National Centers for Disease Control study called “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12,” students who had...

Sep 10, 2015 ∙ 3 min

Middle-Schoolers Dating? Really?

So it’s Saturday morning and your 7th grade daughter comes running in your room and says, “Mom/Dad, Brian just called and asked me to go to the show this afternoon. P-L-E-A-S-E! Can I go?” You’re caught off guard and you pause momentarily to consider the question – to which your daughter interjects, “All my friends get to go to the show with their boyfriends. . . Oh P-L-E-A-S-E. I really want to go!” Lead Researcher, Pamela Orpinas, shared three interesting observations: 1. A likely...

Jan 5, 2015 ∙ 5 min

Are We Forcing Our Teens to Have Sex?

As a parent, have you ever had the feeling society is working against you in raising your children – particularly in regard to sexual matters? If you have, you might just be right. Let me begin by setting the stage with information from the 2014 National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Survey which no doubt supports your desire for the very best for your children. The survey found: · Tremendous support among young adults (18 to 24-year-olds) for waiting longer to have sex. · ...

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