Teenage Pregnancy on the increase?

Question

What is exactly taught to these children
My sons who are 15 & 13 sat on the school bus the other day listening to a 16 year old broadcast 'Yeah we use the withdrawal method when i sleep with my boyfriend'
Now i am an open Mother who have these 'CHATS' once a month about 'everything' and YES i put them wise that this isn't a form of contraceptive blah blah blah.

I have read & answered another question here this morning and i still can not believe 'kids' think it's acceptable to be pregnant at 16...what the hell are they being taught and without sounding 'OLD' parents? what are they teaching there children.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlrLEmgsjBwOPeIxVvPsZA0gBgx.?qid=20070323042526AAEhyg2&show=7#profile-info-AA11795899

Thats the question above and i keep adding to it!!!

Having the pill available when i 15/16 was the must have back in 1985 i didn't because my parents said i would get a 2nd shoe lace up my backside...

My blogg reads well for being a divorced single mother who works fulltime and how hard it is....

Rates of teenage pregnancy are falling across Europe - except in Britain. The government's social exclusion unit report aims to halve teenage pregnancy in England and Wales in 10 years. BBC News explores one of today's most challenging social issues.

Get over it....how polite everyone is today!!!

We were able to get the Pill without parents consent in 1985 and from what i see that hasn't changed.
Of course if kids are going to do it they will, they should be safe. I personally advocate to my sons 'Not To Go Paddling Without There Wellies' This isn't me saying shag away...i was a teenager once and i remember my friend at the time (1984) being sexually active at 14 her boyfriend was 18. Out of our final year at school aging from 14-19 1200 pupils one was pregnant, not my friend!

Vlamonch - Love one of your previous questions about MY BOYFRIEND SMOKES POT and you scream at me lol lol http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlILX1w95XTPkmXukiKubWchBgx.?qid=20070321121507AA6JmTi

Answer 1

I agree! We have a 16yr old Daughter & have given her our own sex-ed. because the one she got taught at school was ridiculous. The amount of teens that come on this site asking ridiculous questions is proof that the education they get in this dept. is not good enough!! One girl said last week that her & her boyf (they were about 14!) are having sex,they don't use condoms & she's not on the pill because he told her not to worry - he'd make sure she didn't get pregnant with his rhythm etc.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parents-make sure you aren't trusting schools to educate them on this-do it yourself,do your rersearch and do it properly!

Answer 2

Alto of kids today wont just go up to there parents and ask them to take them for the pill , there to afraid on what thay will say , although there are places that you can go without your parents.
I get your point and kids as young as 14/16 don't really no the consequences that can happen and even if thay do thay never think it can happen to them , but it can and you end up with a baby having a baby , but saying that alot of teenagers having or had kids very young , some have there parents backing them all the way and that baby will still get all the love and support either you or i could give.
Not every parent brings there child up the same way weather there married / single what ever were all different .
You no teenage pregnancy's happen weather its by mistake or planned , alot learn from there mistake is called LIFE it happens .
The shoe would be on the other foot if one of your sons came home and told you thay got a girl pregnant , its different for the guys thay can walk away, so answer me this what would you do ,ill tell you , you have to be in that situation in the first place so leave these teenager's alone and get the facts first before you start pointing the finger at these kids .

id dont see why telling people to look at your blog to see what its like to be a single mother that has nothing to do with it, ye the kids got preganant by her best mates fella , i wouldnt like a friend like that, her mistake not your she new what she was doing when sleeping with this fella , you are not the first single mum and you wont be the last ,you keep making a point that your single mum owns all sorts from the ex if i was you id take my finger out my **** and do something about it .

Answer 3

My mom taught us to get on birth control whenever we did have sex but she didn't say run out and have sex when your 13. I did start having sex at 16 but i had enough common sense to go and get on birth control. I did not want a baby back then. I am still with the person i lost it too. We are married now, been together for 12 years and have a 5 year old son together. I am expecting baby #2 in december.

I do not know why anyone would want to have a baby in their teen years. I think it is pitiful that so many ruin their lives over "My boyfriend wanted a baby" or "I want a baby but i am 15, what should i do?"

I think parents should just go and get them on birth control cause it seems like they do not have enough money to buy a 75 cent condom.

Answer 4

It's on the increase because, as with everything that gets more prevelent, the more it's seen about the more it seems like the norm. In my days as a teenager one girl got pregnant in my year and she was expelled (not saying that was the best decision but it was a big shock then and rare for the schools to have to deal with). Now, some colleges have creches for 16-18 year old's babies! It's an unfortunate thing that the more things are done and have to have practical solutions found for them the more it seems ok for other teens to do the same

And this brings me to another perenial problem with teens: you can't put an old head on young shoulders. Let's face it most teens think they know everything about life and that us 'oldies' have nothing to say that they want to hear because what do we know.

So this problem becomes ten-fold due to a combination of doing as they see and thinking they know best.

Answer 5

well its obvious its increasing, look how many kids we get on here, im only 13-15 and ive had sex and im pregnant what should i do?
its obvious NO ONE has taught them sex education or why ask these questions, if they knew sex education they would KNOW having sex without protection can cause pregnancy

if your under 15 simple really NO SEX AND YOU WONT GET PREGNANT

then theres some who have slept with over 4 men and dont know who the father is, c'mon this is asking for trouble and asking to be judged

im sorry call me old fashioned but under 18 is still a child and should NOT be having sex until 18 when there an adult and know exactly what there doing, and old enough to live with the consequences

i have 2 kids of my own and always told them not to have sex until old enough to understand what sex was and the consequences of it,and they respected my wishes and waited until 18 ,so does this make me a bad mother for thinking of whats right for my kids? i dont think so

Answer 6

Ok Being a mother of a 7 and 6 yr old daughters, my hubby and i have both agree'd that thet will get one some form of BC when they get to a certain age. Some of his family and friends think we are SOOOO stupid becuase we will be condoning then to go out and have sex. But well ppl need to realize that times have changed. Its doesnt matter if you know where your child is.. etc. How much you 'educate' them, If they are going to have sex.. they are GOING to have sex! Whether it be at your house.. friends house.. Car... PARK! They WILL do it. So we are just protecting our children is all. It should not make us bad parents.. because you know what.. later on.. and we DIDNT do something and one of them came home pregnant.. We'd be bad parents for NOT doing anything.. So either way.. most parents are screwed when it comes to this situation.

Answer 7

I agree totally with you. Although I am pregnant for the 2nd time at 23(planned pregnancy, and I was not a teen mum). I own my own home and do not claim any benefits, so I have total right to raise as many kids as I please, because I RAISE THEM!
My Stepdaughter is 6. Her mother was 16(!) when she had her. She has never worked a day in her life,so has no value for anything. Plus she has nothing to teach her daughter as she has not had a life herself. She just sits on her backside, whilst I was in school+college getting a good knowledge of all I could.
Education is always the key. I hope that my girls never fall into the trap. But I fear for my stepdaughter, as the pattern of ignorance usually repeats its self.
What can we do, but educate our own children and leave the rest to their parents mercy?

Answer 8

I think you should look at your own life before criticizing other people's and have a think about why you do it.
I think you are probably just an angry person because the father of your kids left you and will not pay you child maintenance.
I was 17 when i got pregnant and my partner was 18. We have been together 4 years.
He looks after our son, feeds and clothes him.
I was on ' the pill ' and still got pregnant but don't regret having my son one bit. I love him and he is the best thing that has happened to me.
Being a teenage mum can be hard but it is very rewarding. Lots still continue with education. There a day nursery's in most colleges.
I have a job and I'm doing an NVQ.
why not do something better with your time and look on www.plentyofish.com for a date .
Dont hate men not all are bad!

Answer 9

i completely agree with you on some and then i completely dissagree on others. being a teen parent CAN be fun and we CAN finish school. im 17 and have been with my fiance for a year. we are perfectly happy and i KNOW we love each other. i do think its wrong to talk such trash about that girl on that link. i can understand where your coming from but at the same time you can say it in a completely different way. you can encourage her to still get an eduaction, and make the most out of her life. but you dont have to tear her down like you did. its wrong. i think someone who gets preganant at an early age is in the wrong, but ill support them, because its done and over with. there is nothing we can do. on the other hand my views of sex are its ok if you truely lov one another and your commited. my fiance and i have had sex. but we do it the safe way. we USE protection.

all im saying is i think you need to at least in a nice way apaologize to that girl. and give her advice and help her. not tear her down. i know you care about teens. but at that time in out lives we can only use support.

Answer 10

Glad I have sons and will be giving the talk scarring the hell out of them with aids and stds pics and all and suppling condoms I'd rather they abstain but would rather be safe than sorry.