what are good ways to keep from haveing babys as a young teenager ?

Answer 1

1)Don't have sex
2)Birth control pills
3)Depo-shot
4)Condoms (Male & Female)
5)Spermicide
6)Nuvaring
7)IUD
8)Birth control patch
http://www.plannedparenthood.com

Answer 2

Talk with them. And Ive always found it productive to show them a birthing video (this works especially for girls) They have those dolls that cry and act like real babies. The problem is is that kids see babys as something cute and adorable not as a major life changing responsibility. Also having your kid on birth control just in case isnt a bad idea either. But Ive had girls come back years later and say that after the video they thought twice before having sex. The video went into the epidural and then it showed the birth and the doc gave her an episotimy. Also I showed a segment from TLCs a baby story where a 16 year old was having a baby and mom made her go through it natural so that she would have a lasting memory of it. Bringing home baby segments are good too.

Answer 3

Parents should become involved in the teenagers life and know where they are at most of the time. They should also have a list of their kids friends phone number in a book so that they can call the friends in case the teenager is missing or you need to get hold of them in case of an emergency. Also parents should get their kids involved into sports or school activities and set goals for them for the future. Also know who they are dating by having an open communication with them on this subject and others, especially when they are having problems. Trust in them, but always be one step ahead of them...

Answer 4

Ofcourse no one wants to hear abstinence.. but in addition to that open communication with an adult that the child can trust so that if and when the teen has questions they have someone that they can turn to.
Also, allowing that child to understand consequences and learn what the real risks are.
Pregnancy and diseases seem so foregin to many teens and they always think "it can't happen to me." so it's good to always point out other things that can happen to teens when being sexually active like risk of ruining their reputation, the emotions that may be missing from the sexual act like love and respect.

Answer 5

The logical answer is to not have sex. But I am guessing that you are having sex and want to protect yourself. Get on teh pill and use condoms all the time.

Answer 6

Obvious answer is don't have sex.
However, since teaching only abstinence doesn't work....
Please educate yourself. There is also a toll free number to call and ask questions.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/preventingpregnancy/index.htm

Answer 7

the 100% way to not have a baby is no sex....after that even with protection it can still happen!!

Answer 8

Don't have sex
Don't have UNPROTECTED sex
Condoms
Spermicide
Birth Control Pills

Answer 9

ABSTINENCE
Children having children is not a new problem. Does teaching abstinence do anything to curb such troubling behavior?

A church-based Paterson group held an abstinence summit in November. Did anybody listen? The answer is a qualified "yes."


Stephaine Arrington, Ph.D., told her English class at Passaic County Community College about an abstinence conference that took place on Nov. 11, during the long holiday weekend commemorating Veterans Day. A few students attended and were among the audience of about 60 people.

Chris Kohatsu of Paterson, a 21-year-old sophomore, says he went because "I wanted to learn more about things and options and abstinence. I liked it because the speakers talked about God and Jesus. I've learned I've got to look at life more seriously, go to church more and be a better person."

Mariam Pierrelouis, 58, a PCCC freshman from Paterson, says she learned it's never too late to take a fresh look at life. Having three adult children hasn't stopped her from doing things to improve herself, such as going back to school. She's interested in health-related programs because she wants to be a pharmacist's assistant.

"It's OK to make mistakes as long as you learn from them," says Carmen Lopez, 18, of Totowa, sharing the message she took away from the abstinence program. Lopez, a freshman, says she was especially interested in the topic because she is studying to become a nurse.

"The message of abstinence is only to preserve oneself until marriage," explained Arrington, 54, an adjunct professor who holds a doctorate in Christian religion and philosophy from Lighthouse Christian College in Beebe, Ark.

"Many have lost their virginity, but there is a second virginity. We can all change. Young people are having children. They are below age 18, and they don't even have working papers."

During the summer of 2003, Arrington, who is from Tobyhanna, Pa., worked in a residential home for unwed mothers in Pennsylvania. While there she applied for a grant to create a program advocating abstinence.

"While writing the grant, I became passionate about replicating the program in other communities. In my heart I thought it had the potential to be replicated across the United States," says Arrington, who is also president of the Interdenominational Women's Conference, which focuses on spiritual workshops and seminars. But Arrington saw another social problem that needed attention. She called for a meeting on Nov. 11.

Although the program fell on a Saturday, about 60 people, ranging from teens to seniors, attended.

The Rev. Randall Lassiter, senior pastor and founder of the Greater Faith Church of Abundance, moderated the Abstinence Education Summit at the Gilmore Memorial Pre-School.

"More programs like this are needed," says Lassiter, who is also assistant to the president of PCCC. "The message is mostly one-sided. TV, movies, videos and songs advocate beginning sex at whatever age. (Young people) don't know they have a choice. They don't know they can wait for the honeymoon.

"To my surprise, they were open to the idea. Students have to learn they have choices over their own bodies."

Azure McCall-White began telling Paterson students about abstinence in January. McCall-White, 26, of Paterson, says the students relate to her because she is young and had her first child out of wedlock in 2000 – and soon realized she had made a mistake.

She married in 2004 and now works for a program called Free Teens, an abstinence-centered HIV/AIDS-prevention program based in Westwood and active in 38 states and 70 countries.

Since January, McCall-White has made presentations at middle schools 4, 10, 13, 18 and 21 and at John F. Kennedy, Eastside, Rosa Parks, Paterson Catholic and Paterson Pre-Collegiate Teaching Academy, all high schools. Her 90-minute presentation to health classes touches on leadership, character building and the danger of mistaking "lighter-fluid love for mature love."

Most students don't realize that the entire family is impacted when a baby is born out of wedlock, says McCall-White. In most instances, she adds, the father doesn't take parental responsibility.

After one lecture, a student said she had just given birth but was determined not to let it interfere with her plans to go to college.

"I told her she was not getting a full-dimensional relationship," McCall-White says. "Start looking for more self-worth. She started thinking, 'I deserve more.' Finally she decided she didn't want to put up with his cheating."

Kelicia Herbert, an eighth-grade student at School 4, wrote on the Free Teens' Web site, www.freeteens.org: "The Free Teens club is very interesting. It teaches you about things teenagers should know. We heard a couple of stories. The stories were sad enough to let me know that I'm not having sex until I have achieved my goals."

Answer 10

dont have sex at all. use birth control and or condoms. PROTECT YOURSELF IF YOU MUST DO IT!