What is happening to the kids!?

Question

I look on Y!A and I'm seeing questions about sex from kids that seem way too young: dating at 12, no steady boyfriend at 13, sex at 11......that's right, 11!!!! What has happened? Are these kids really growing up faster, or are we not shielding them properly as adults? Most studies show that people's brains aren't even fully developed at these ages, so what is happening?

Answer 1

Good question. Parents for the most part don't know what their kids are doing now. I am a mother of 2 boys age 6 and almost 9. They know nothing of sex.I hope. A friend at work told me her neighbors 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER is pregnant AGAIN!!!!! I hope all that read your ? talk to their kids and get involved with their children's lives. It is so sad to see these children being parents when they need to be a child. Everyone, go hug your child and talk. I'll do the same.:)

Answer 2

Dating at twelve? I see it all the time!! I'm 13, and no one wold know about this S*it more than me! Growing up faster, No. Have you seen MTV, and Much Music now??? Watch it! Everyone watches it, and it's filled with stupid lyrics with stupid men talking about women...I hate it all....Thats why I don't watch it, unless a good band is on for some weird reason, ANYWAYS If you look at pop culture, there is really no qusetion. Paris Hilton: A skanky whore doing nothing for the world, Girls I know love her, Call her a great role model, Plus girls are wearing skirts that whores wear! You need to really look around. But I will say, If you treat children 11-15 like three year olds than they will rebel. But sex at 11.....No thats just wrong!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

What's happening is that the school system in America is not doing as much as it used to to prevent this type of thing.
I graduated from high school in 1990. Back when I was in grade school, we had a class called Health. In the class, we were given a whole bunch of information about sex (all true) but very very scary and disgusting to young minds. We even got to watch a full length color graphic video of a natural childbirth (with no pain meds)...all the screaming, tearing, blood, everything. Then, we got to watch a video of a c section start to finish.
In my graduating high school class, no one was pregnant or had had a child ( or even wanted one).
The school stopped having the class because some parents said it was scaring their kids.
My younger sister's class wasn't shown it. She started in with all that boyfriend crap at 12. She had her first child at 13.
I was 31 and married when I had my first child.

Answer 5

Whats happening is that kids that are younger think they can act older, like their older sibling. I'm only 16 and I live in a small town so everyone knows everything. Our 6th and 7th graders are considering or have had sex. Our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are already drinking and smoking and doing other drugs. They are doing things people of my age and older do. It's rediculous but I don't see how anyone can stop it. A peer of mines little sister is in the 4th grade and dresses in juicy outfits and coach purses. It's a trend and I hope it will pass before I have kids...

Answer 6

Truthfully your question is as old as time, we're only bringing it out in the open more. It's no more hush hush in other words. It still doesn't make it right. All due to the fact that the media is not as guarded as it use to be. I remember the days when married couples on TV had to sleep on separate twin beds and then comes the state of the soaps....go figure

Answer 7

We are not protecting our children from outside influences.
Movies, TV, music, friends...all have input on what our kids see as acceptable.
We need to step up and take responsibility and Tell them what is right and wrong.
If my husband and I are watching a movie and our 5 yr old wakes up and comes in the room , we shut it off.
She only listens to music that we have heard and approve of.
She can only watch movies that are age appropriate.
If I found out that she was having sex at the age of 11....I would find out who the boy was and press charges. That is completely disgusting and whom ever is teaching these kids that this is "cool and acceptable" needs their *** beat.

Answer 8

I don't think it is a matter of "shielding" our kids I think it's a matter of eduating them. I find it funny that when I was young we KNEW that if you had unprotected sex for the very first time you COULD get pregnant, we also knew that if we had unprotected sex at all at anytime we ran the risk of becoming pregnant. Nowadays it seems like they have NO clue that one of the consequences of unprotected sex IS pregnancy. I was in highschool 35 years ago and WE knew it was.

Answer 9

These days kids spend more time with older kids, watching shows they have no business watching. They are at home alone and parents are too involve with their jobs, problems and children are not given more quality time if not any. We need to have conversations with our children everyday and be clear with them on things that could affect their lifes. Communication is the key! Good quality communication...and teaching them that saying No! is a good thing

Answer 10

I suspect a few of them are jokes but on the other hand I do know quite a few girl children in real life who got themselves pregnant at a very young age (they admitted to later regretting it).