Teenage Pregnancy
Dr. Laura had interesting commentary today, it was short and sweet. Simply saying that sexual activities of teenagers aren’t looked down upon as they should be. And I agree. Although I do agree that some teenagers will have sex or participate in other sexual activities whether it’s frowned upon or not, I do not for the life of me believe the “They’re teenagers and they’re going to do it anyhow” motto is appropriate and it seems to me this is the attitude that is most common among adults.
I don’t think abstinence only education is at all productive though. I do think that education should be based around abstinence but also include very important issues, pregnancy, STDs, how to protect yourself, etc… I think specifically they should focus on STDs and Pregnancy, and in particular how utterly hard and taxing both can be on a person.
I often think teenage girls have an unrealistic view of what having a baby means, it’s costs, the emotional cost, etc… I think if schools were down right blunt, that it’s hard, very stressful, a full-time job, etc that many girls might re-evaluate their beliefs on it.
And parents need to start looking down on these activities. And people in general. I mean yeah we can provide support, but providing support doesn’t mean the kid doesn’t get a lecture. Parents need to be more active in their kids lives.
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You know what is sad? A lot of high school teachers make it quite clear to girls that it is very hard and stressful, and there are even teen moms at our school who can vouch for just how hard it is, but girls get pregnant because
a) they don’t believe it until they experience it themselves
b) they just don’t think it will happen to them
They think that one time without protection won’t get them pregnant… but then it does, and then they think it won’t be that big a deal, but then it is… it’s just reality