Why dont we adopt the easy peasy solution to teen pregnancies?

Question

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fsest.htm

Copy Europe as seen in the link like netherlands and germany.

There system works ... ours dont

http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/L/lifestuff/content/up_close/letstalksex/findoutmore.html


http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/L/lifestuff/content/up_close/letstalksex/index.html

http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/L/lifestuff/content/up_close/letstalksex/dutch.html


these links should expalin things far better

Answer 1

See... you can ask a sensible question without ranting like a madman!!

I agree with you - an open approach with lots of communication rather than sweeping it all under the carpet certainly seems to work. The Netherlands have adopted this approach for years and the statistics speak for themselves.

Answer 2

I find it funny that in this country parents are so AFRAID to talk to their kids. I heard a discussion on the radio this morning and the topic was "the Talk" and whether it happens or is a "myth". Most of the callers said that their parents never had "the talk" or the "talk" just consisted of an adult telling the kid to "wrap it up" and asking if there were any other questions.

I'm sorry, this is just not enough and I'm genuinely fearful of what our kids are NOT being taught. At 9 and 10, I had the talk with my kids. I answered ALL of their questions regardless of how painful it was to hear my baby girl use certain terminology.

However, my parents never talked about sex to me. I didn't know what their stance was on abstinence or what their expectations were. I didn't know anything about all the DIFFERENT stds out there and that condoms do NOT protect against them. I wound up preggers before i left high school.

No question, something has to change and it starts at HOME!

Answer 3

In Ireland up until the 50 -60's pregnant teens were sent away to convents, away from their parent's and support network, to have babies that were given up (forcibly) for adoption. Should we do this? Would it matter that the person (pregnant teens are people) could be emotionally scarred and traumatised. Would it matter that the child, when it came into the knowledge of it's conception and birth, could be stigmatised, ashamed or angry.
Will any of your ideas for this problem actually deal with the problem, or will they simply shove them into an attic room, aka The Victorian Solution.
Maybe it would be better to adopt the sex education programme of the Nederlands - they have the lowest teen birth rate in Europe. I agree - something needs to be done.

Answer 4

I am not sure I agree with those stats but to each his own regarding problems of teen pregnancies in the USA. It starts at home and in other countries the governments do alot more for the citizens in those countries then the US Government. That is part of the problem, our government creates problems but fails to come up with solutions to solve them unless it's near an election year then they jump on the bandwagon. I would say if the U.S. Spent nearly what is spent in other countries we would have less of a problem with things like Aids, teen pregnancies, promiscuous sex and more.

Answer 5

Looking at those STATS it looks like Americans already take the "easy peasy' approach to teen sex. Our teens have more sex, get pregnant and have more STD's than any country in Europe. If we are so strict about it why is that? We already are too easy on it. That's why our teens are having babies and dying from STD's.

Answer 6

i agree. but, far to many preach against it. they go on &on about why kids these days do such things bla bla bla. they don't seem to relized it has AWAYS been a problem. parents just have gotten better at dealing with it unstead of sending the girl away to hid it. :)

Answer 7

its not easy peasy way out i was adopted and i resent my real mum! my dads ok i guess but i wish i was just born into the family im wid now! also most kids who r resent everyone!

Answer 8

Because the USA doesn't care about teen pregnancies and has to be different in everything they do.

Answer 9

okay, can I just say it is so funny to me that you said "easy peasy" lol my husbadn says that all the time and I would have sworn he was the only human alive who uses that phrase lol...too funny

Answer 10

cause you should not even be thinking about babys as most teens dont want them or look after them right