We keep hearing about teen pregnancy issues. With the television show "The Secret Life Of The American Teenager," a new upcoming movie January 23, 2010 on Lifetime Television called "Pregnancy Pact" and Barbara Delinsky has recently published a book titled "It's not my daughter." Each of these deal with teen pregnancy and the problems they face, not just for the teen, but the family as well. Much of our concern about teenagers exploring their sexuality and becoming pregnant when they were way young. Is there anything parents can do to prevent it?
Many of the schools in their health programs to try to go over some of the risks involved to explore sexuality, such as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, but is it enough? What can parents do, like many teenagers do not go listen to these things in school? They tend to find these threads to be funny, not something they are serious about with their friends around. Schools can not be totally responsible for teaching our children all there is to know about teen pregnancy. It is the job of parents to make sure their children know about the risks and dangers of being sexually active.
What can you do for your teenager? Make sure that when these kinds of discussions with your teenager that you're picking the right time to do so. Do not pull your teen out of the studio, your favorite show or something that will prevent them from having their full focus on you. At the end of the day when you are tired and stressed out from school, also not a good time to approach the subject. This is a very serious issue and time is certainly important.
One of the best ways you could do would be to make a special time together to have their full attention and communication. Make sure cell phones and iPods have been left at home, or if the home is not near your teen. Be open to hear what your child can share with you their knowledge of the extent of these topics. You May be surprised to hear they know more than you think. Let them know they can talk with you and you will answer their questions honestly. You have your best interests at heart and I do not want to see them make a mistake and wind up pregnant, or gotten a girl pregnant long before they can handle the responsibilities of this choice. Open communication is key to keeping your teen out of trouble.
Ideally, everyone would love for their teens to wait until they are married to have sex, but statistics as stated in the national campaign to prevent teen and unplanned pregnancy to show us a much different picture:
Three in 10 girls in the U.S. become pregnant at least once at the age of 20 years.
Six of the 10 teenagers who have had sex say they wish they waited.
Half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned - about 3 million each year
.One of 10 children in the United States was born in the teen's mother.
Look for Part II of this article shortly with more information and tips on how to work together to prevent teen pregnancy.
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