Why are 13 and 14 year olds getting pregnant at that age?

Question

i see girls that are 13 with babys, dont parents care anymore about this kind of stuff!

Answer 1

There is a lack of morals in today's society. Music and movies present sex as "fun" and therefore teens think it's okay, and it's "fun."

Parents are, not always, but sometimes to blame for not talking to their kids about all the consequences of pregnancy. Some parents that do care still have teens end up pregnant.

Third, teens have the "it could never happen to me" mentality and are carefree in a sense. Some don't care at all because they know that abortion is an option.

Answer 2

Don't put this on the parents.

Pop culture is oversexual. It's disgusting. I stay away from it but if you look at what goes on in schools and what kids do, they're bombarded with these sexual images all the time. They think the only way to get any attention or maturity is to have sex. That's why 11-year olds want to wear thongs and stuffed bras.

Modern society is really more of a pornographic cult devoted to the fetishized female body.

Answer 3

They dated and had sex with older boyfriends- which all points to pregnancy at an early age. It's not rare, as teenage pregnancy is common. Parents should care anymore about this kind of stuff.

Answer 4

There is more media out there saying 'hey lets have sex and smoke and drink' then media that says 'lets be smart and keep our stuff in our pants and follow drinking and smoking laws' also we tend to get caught up in the moment a little to fast, just a guess... The parents try but the song are so much more appealing.

Answer 5

Those are the ones that have bad parental guidance. They don't have anybody to guide them and it is really sad. Or they could be the unruly ones that dont give a flying 'f**k' about what their parents say or what is right for them. It is really sad to see this because they are throwing their lives away so fast, they want to grow up so fast.

Answer 6

I know it is sick!
They are probably getting pregnant because there parents have no control over them because when they were younger there parents thought it wasn't cool to use to much disiplin and now they have there parents wrapped around there thumb which means there parents will let them date and go to grown up partys then they get them selves pregnant .
It is the parents fault not the kids!

Answer 7

uuuuuummmm, because they are having sex?

Can parents control every move their children make now that two parents (many times scraping by the poverty line) have to go out and work 3 or 4 jobs combined just to sustain?

Perhaps if they 'cared' more, they would drag her to the abortionist and coerce her onto the table to get the life sucked out of her, that's a great life choice and a wonderful memory she'll cherish for the rest of her life.
I'm sure she won't carry bitter resentment for her parents forever one bit.

Answer 8

I'ts this new school parenting. Kids are telling they parents what to do now instead of it being the other way around. If we raise our kids with discipline and guidance and quit letting them do what the **** they want to do then maybe Kids wouldnt be popping out other kids. IT STARTS AT HOME!

Answer 9

just remember back in the onld days and still now there r ppl in like Egypt who r getting married at 13-15 yrs of age...it's only weird to us cuz it's not normally noramal around here.

Answer 10

Sex is treated very casually in our society -- do it with anyone you want anytime you want so long as it is "consensual."

Hey it's okay if someone gets hurt, hurting someone is morally "acceptable" even though it is still wrong in so many ways.

Children should not be having sex, period. They need to concentrate on school and making career plans, not going out and getting themselves pregnant.