why do parents put thier kids on birth control!?

Question

of course for them not to get pg but instead of you trying to prevent them to get pg than prevent them from having sex! i mean if my mother would tell me that she was going to put me on birth control or tell me to use condoms in others words she telling me "go ahead sweetie open your legs to your boyfriend or whaterver boy you mess with and have sex BUT JUST DONT GET PG B/C IT WOULD RUIN your life life or you can get a disease! come on people give your children morals for them to be descent and for them to have respect for thier bodies! if you think they are to young to have a child will then how come no one says thier too young to have sex! thats why parents should not let thier kids have boyfriend at early age b/c when they do they think about that stuff even when they dont have a boyfriend then they get curious about how sex feels and stuff so they try it, RIGHT!

Answer 1

My mother opted for birth control for me when I was 17 because my period cramps were terrible! The pill did help, and since I had class, I wasn't running around having sex just because I could. There are sometimes other reasons.

Answer 2

I think that the responsibility is on both the school and the parents. Most parents are scared to talk about it which is part of the reason why we have such a high pregnancy rate with teenagers. Health classes need to teach more!! They need to teach the kids about birth control and STD's and help get rid of some of the myths that kids seem to think. Parents need to take more responsibility and teach their kids the facts! Just because your kids know the facts don't mean that they will go out and start sleeping around. I am raising my 15 year old sister and even before she moved in with me I have been teaching her about birth control, sex, and her period the whole thing. And because I have been so honest with her about it she has decided to come to me and say that she wants to get on birth control. Not because she is going to have sex tomorrow but she wants to be prepared for when it does happen.

Answer 3

No, it's so much better to wait until she is pregnant and then needs an abortion or is raising a baby. Don't you get it? Or do you prefer to live in denial? Teenagers are going to have sex. They always have. Until mothers teach their sons to use condoms each and every time,and girls are insisting upon it, girls are going to get pregnant. Yes, some girls are forceful enough to say condom or none, but clearly that doesn't happen often enough. Let's face it. If the guys weren't hammering on the girls for sex, it would happen a whole lot less often.

And Yes, I blame the mothers of sons. Where are they when their sons dump the pregnant GF? Are they calling to offer help? No...I don't think so. They are usually too busy laying the blame at the girl's feet.

Oh, and as others' have pointed out, many girls take BC because of painful periods. Sex has nothing to do with it.

Ok...I can get off my little soapbox. I understand your point completely. It's just not realistic, in my opinion, to assume that your child isn't going to have sex.

Answer 4

As the mother of two (a 9 year old daughter and 7 year old son) and one on the way (another daughter), I can give you MY answer.

First, I might would put my daughter on birth control to stabilize her hormones and make her period regular.

Second, I will offer all of my children birth control and condoms. While we promote marriage before sex in our household, things happen. I would rather that if something did happen, during a heated moment, that my children not pay for it for the rest of their lives with an STD. Or that they, their partner and another child (if they became pregnant) would have to have a rough start in life because of that passionate moment.

Abstinence programs are good, but not 100% effective-that is obvious. So instead of just preaching abstinence, we need to ensure that our children have the protection they need. Because IF they make that mistake-even though as a parent I pray they do not-they should not have to live with it for the rest of their life in the form of a disease or with the stigma of being a teenage parent.

Our lifestyle is a lot different than that of most, so I like to think that premarital sex and STDs or teen pregnancy as a result of that is less likely for us. But I would rather be sure, than proven wrong. And even if a child is taught "right", mistakes happen. Again, it would not be fair for them to pay for it forever because the parent wanted to think that telling them not to do it was sufficient.

Think of it as my giving my children vitamins. It does not mean I am telling them it is okay to not wash their hands, because they still need to to prevent the spread of germs. But there are times they forget...and atleast the vitamins are there to help protect their immune system. Poor example, but you get the idea.

This is a good question to inspire thought, though, and for that I shall give it a star.

Answer 5

As mentioned previously, not all girls are on birth control for sexual reasons. My daughter, for one, had to go on the pill at 15 due to a medical condition that, without the pill, causes severe appendicitis like pain during ovulation. I couldn't stand watching her in that kind of pain every 30 days.
The parents that buy their kids condoms or put their daughters on the pill to try to prevent pregnancy do not do it to give the kids permission to have sex. They are doing it because they are aware that their kids are having sex already and although they don't like it, the parents prefer not to raise another child.

Answer 6

Different kids require different techniques. No parent wants thier children to have sex too young, but you have to be realistic and if you can't stop it, at least try to keep unwanted pregnancy and disease to a minimum risk. Condoms and birth control are tools used to protect kids. Not having sex too young is always the best way.

Answer 7

My dad is an OBGYN and he writes my perscriptions for birth control because, even though he trusts me to make good decisions, he knows how the real world works.

Growing up I had so many opportunities to have sex, but I never did until I was almost 19. ALL of my friends had done it before graduating high school. The first guy I was with, I did it because I had it in my mind to marry him. I don't regret it either because I truly was in love at the time.

You can preach and shelter your kids all you want, but in the end they're going to do what they want to do.

Answer 8

You seem rather ignorant to today's society.
Not everyone is on birth control because they are having sex.
And even if it it because they are havig sex, would you or would you not want your child rather be safe than sorry?
If a kid is going to have sex, they are going to have sex. A parent can't stop that unless they are complete lock down.

You are placing a sterotype on parents that put their kids on birth control and people that take birth control.

Not all kids take birth control because they are sleeping around, and not all parents put their kids on birth control so their kids can sleep around.

Think outside of the box and take in today's society.

Answer 9

I have a lot of friends on birth control, but it is NOT to prevent them from getting pregnant...a lot of younger girls, especially if they're thin or athletic, don't get a regular period every month without the extra estrogen from birth control pillls...without this estrogen, they might not properly build the bone density needed in adulthood & would likely suffer from stress fractures...It's kind of for the same reason post-menopausal women take supplementary estrogen-to prevent osteoporosis...

Answer 10

i totally agree with you, but its a tough question. you can't tell your kids one thing and give them the tools to do the opposite, of course.

but one of my best friends in high school was having sex and her mom didn't even know it until it was too late and she was pregnant at the age of 16. but then again her mom knew she had a boyfriend and let her see him all the time. so that could just be bad parenting. my friend swore she would never have sex again, but sure enough she had an abortion the 2nd time she got pregnant.

then again i had another friend whose mom was super protective and strict, but she's eighteen and 5 months pregnant with her 2nd kid.

sex is everywhere, and its hard to ignore. i didn't even know what it was until i got to high school cause my parents were like extra protective and i was sheltered...but i found out soon enough and though i had plenty of opportunities, i made a personal choice not to take a chance.

its a tough question, but it comes down to the personal choice and morals of the kid. when a teenager wants to do something, theres no stopping them.

so here's my plan of action: tell your kids about ALL the consequences of having sex, leaving no stone unturned. they need to learn that choices have consequences, not that mom and dad are going to be there to coddle with an abortion or the morning after pill when you decide to be irresponsible. if they think theyre grown enough to have sex, then they need to be grown enough to handle the outcomes.

and btw Braxowl and Doodlestuff, BOTH my friends used condoms when they got pregnant BOTH times. and not every teenager is having sex! me and my best friend got out of high school just fine without losing our self-respect OR spreading our legs.