I don't think so, NO teens will commit to something and they don't have the right to. Nobody should force that on teens, they don't know what they want and I think they should learn from there mistakes. That's my opinion, what's yours?
So many teens these days are having sex. The best method IS abstinence. For one thing, teens don't have the kind of morals they once had. A lot are pressured into having sex. Why have sex in high school? Because it makes you cooler? Popular? It will make you know more about life? Because you think that if you have sex you're going to be an adult? All of that just isn't true what so ever. It is so sad to see so many teens these days being so promiscuous and having so many babies out of wedlock. I guess some teen's parents don't instill the morals that my mother instilled to me. When I was in middle school, I stayed abstinent as all my friends started having sex in eight grade. By the time high school rolled around, most of them had babies before they graduated and some had STD's. The best form of birth control is ABSTINENCE. If you don't have sex, you won't get an STD, and you won't have a baby as a teen. Teens need to wait until they are emotionally and financially stable enough to bring a child into this world.
As of "NO teens committing to something", I completely disagree. I committed to being abstinent throughout high school. I knew that the consequences of having sex was getting pregnant, getting an STD, or a bad rep. I don't think you have to commit an action to know the consequences. I think it is wrong how teens act like they don't know whats right and wrong anymore. This subject is just incredibly sad.
boredimind,
dramatic is un understatement. have you even thought that through? with all of the controversy over hormonal bc all girls should definately not be forced onto bc. and every woman is different so to suggest that every young woman be put on one out of a handful of bc's and only one of those is just plain stupid. for some children, 4th or 5th grade is a fine age to begin teaching age appropriate sex ed, but many children are still not ready for what you're suggesting. plenty of 5th graders still think the opposite sex has cooties.
and i'm gonna guess you're not a single teen mother after this rant of yours, so what's your excuse for still only making about minimum wage? i know a number of single mothers who had their children when they were teens and they've made a great life for themself and their child.
and btw, the stats i've been seeing are all over the place. they say it on the radio, on the news, in newspapers, magazines, recent surveys. google it. you'll finds hundreds of sources.
I think my schools got the message right. They started with showing us a woman giving birth and worked backwards. The message doesn't really get any clearer than that. There was over 1500 girls and no teenage pregnancies whilst I was there.
Abstinence was never mentioned.
Maybe they overegged the giving birth bit too much- I'm still terrified at the thought!
Is abstinence safer? YES.
Do parents explain condoms and 'safe' sex to teens? Many don't but the schools do so that kids can't use their parents not telling them as an excuse.
Do teens commit to abstinence? NO but it gives them something to think about.
Is anybody forcing abstinence on teens? NO because they will eventually do it anyway but having the alternative taught to them they can make a more educated decision on when they are really ready vs peer pressure and thinking they HAVE to do it 'because everybody else does'
Should they have sex to learn from their mistakes? Sure and that is why there are so many guys in line at child support court crying they can't afford the 5 babies they had to 5 different girls.
My opinion is kids should put more emphasis on education and getting somewhere in life than
trying to be grown up with adult problems so they can learn from mistakes they didn't need this early in life.
Speaking from a teenage virgin's point of view
Tell me that i'm not allowed to have sex - and I'll want to even more
Tell me that it's my own choice and to be responsible about it - I'll have sex when I know I'm ready.
To be perfectly honest, the more that teenagers having sex is disapproved of and such a taboo subject, the bigger increase in under-age intercourse there will be.
Schools should STOP teaching us the reasons not to have sex and start teaching us the dangers and HOW to prevent them.
Speaking from a teenage virgin's point of view
Tell me that i'm not allowed to have sex - and I'll want to even more
Tell me that it's my own choice and to be responsible about it - I'll have sex when I know I'm ready.
To be perfectly honest, the more that teenagers having sex is disapproved of and such a taboo subject, the bigger increase in under-age intercourse there will be.
Schools should STOP teaching us the reasons not to have sex and start teaching us the dangers and HOW to prevent them.
I don't think so, NO teens will commit to something and they don't have the right to. Nobody should force that on teens, they don't know what they want and I think they should learn from there mistakes. That's my opinion, what's yours?
I think the people like you are the ones partially responsible for the spread of stds and the ever increasing amount of teenage pregnancy.
There are several important issue, first abstinence should be taught as the best method for teens, since most are not emotionally ready for the results of sex. and by doing this, you will not stop all, but you will stop some from making some serious mistakes.
Then other methods, but also the reulst of having sex should all be taught.
We get far too many older people here that still thing that pulling out is a birth contol method. So learning what not to do, but also being reinforced that just not doing it, is also the best option.
Correct chuck, the pulling out method does not work. the penis is like a basketball player, it always dribbles before it shoots.
I agree, abstinence is awesome. but teenagers are gonna be teenagers (yes i'm one) and they'll do stupid things. so they should learn how to do it the right way, it's not promoting it, its making sure they understand the consiquences and how to avoid them. i personally wish someone would have helped me understand more about it, and i think it would have helped me make some better decisions.
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