I'm doing a speech and would really appreciate personal opinions. Thank You! =)
2007-11-27 13:39:00 · 19 answers · asked by tumelodia 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Parents need to talk to their kids more and not rely on the schools to teach them everything. the schools cannot teach the kids as they should be taught.
2007-11-27 13:51:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have 'educators' pull their heads out of the sand and realize that fear of God and abstinence is no match for hormones. (I sometimes wonder if these people were ever teens themselves, or just couldn't get a date and thus the opportunity to try it out.)
As someone else said, knowledge is power. Teach the true consequences of unprotected sex in unmarried young people, including disease, pregnancy and emotional fallout. Teach about birth control. Teach about the economic and long-term consequences. A baby does not stay a baby forever, but it is dependent on you in good times and bad for a long, long time. Plus it puts a real damper on your social life!
I was in high school at the time AIDS emerged in the hetero population, and it barely took the edge off of people my age doing it anyway. However, where AIDS in my group was basically a rumor, I did see lots of people become parents before they were truly ready. A fifteen-year-old, no matter how 'mature,' will never have the life experience someone ten or twenty years older does. I was lucky enough to learn from their mistakes and was meticulous about birth control when I did decide to have sex. I read at the time that buying condoms or going to Planned Parenthood for the Pill is less embarrassing than being a kid yourself and pregnant, and it's stuck with me ever since. I believe that every child should be a wanted child and that parenthood should be a choice, not something that 'just happens.'
That's my speech. :-)
2007-11-27 15:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge is power. . . . They should be teaching proper Sexual Education. I consider proper being All about the laws surrounding sex and minors (Age of consent law, Abortion Laws, Teen Birthing laws, etc), How pregnancy occurs, When it can happen (Which is at ANYTIME of the month), What diseases can be gotten from sex, Where to get any form of birth control, How to use it, and how effective it is. . . and every person male and females should all have to use those Baby Think It over Dolls. They should continue to stress abstinence though. And parents need to get MORE involved with their teens. They think that just because the child reaches 15 they can do anything they want and there is nothing they can do about it anymore. . . That's so not true. Parents should always always be there for their kids no matter how old they are. Good Luck on your paper.
2007-11-27 13:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe there is a way that we will be able to prevent teen pregnancy. I think parenal involvement (including parents TEACHING their kids, yes that is our job) will be a BIG help. I think it really truly helps more for kids to have a knowlege of the consequences of their actions and then not let them have the easy way out (aka. abortion) I think that would wake more of them up if they actually had to deal with the concequences..... Yeah.... I think my opinion is info info info, given out by parents rather than schools.
However, even more important to me rather than the pregnancies, is the STDs that are spreading like wildfire..... THAT is what I'm afraid of. There needs to be a push for abstinence to prevent the spread of STD's as well as pregnancy.
2007-11-27 13:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by lovemy2boys&girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk with them about not having sex, there are so many things that can happen to them like stds, aids,pregnancy,hurt.You should show the abortion video off you tube, alot of teen think if they get pregnant they will just have an abortion,show them that its a live baby they would be aborting.
2007-11-27 14:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by Gizmo3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education. Get people who know what they are talking about like doctors, nurses, family planners, etc to talk to the kids and make sure they are getting all the facts. More importantly the right facts.
Although ignorance is bliss, knowledge is powerful.
2007-11-27 13:49:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
contraception is the obvious answer but abstinence is the best answer. I know SOOO many teenagers who have fallen pregnant and then when asked if they were using contraception said 'yes, we were careful'. Condoms break, the pill isn't always effective etc. Teenagers just should be extremely careful.
2007-11-27 13:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by Laura J 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we need to teach them the consequences of there action more than anything Else, take them to meet people with aids or other std's or young mums so they can hear how hard being a single mom at 15 is. they need to see the harsh reality that come with such a big responsibly.
2007-11-27 13:47:51 · answer #8 · answered by knocked up again 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You cant. Each generation is changing. My mom told me that when she was young, they didnt even know about periods, much less about sex. When I was in high school, we heard about girls pregnant, but not that many, mostly in Junior and Senior year. Now there is 12 year olds pregnant. There is really no way.
2007-11-27 13:49:17 · answer #9 · answered by MM 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't in reality.
In your imagination, lock the boys and girls in separate rooms and don't let them know the other sex exists until they're adults.
2007-11-27 13:43:33 · answer #10 · answered by Pomagoldendoodlecockapoodoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋