lol I'm surprised maury is still on the air!! I got tired of it, I'll watch an episode every now and then just for laughs but i dont make it an effort to watch. And you'd be surprised what teenagers nowadays do to have fun. Making pacts to have babies before they graduate 8th grade!! They go out drinking with 5 or 6 guys alone and blame a guy for taking advantage of them because they were drunk!!! Im a female and i know how MOST guys are. A majority of them are just out for one thing whether your drunk or not. Most of have common sense and those who dont let their kids do whatever they want and then blame everyone else for their problems. People need to open their eyes and realize they need to be role models for their children NOT friends.
I agree completely!!!!!!! Parents need to be role models and teach their children how to behave correctly...instead of being so accepting to whatever teenagers want to do, even those that think they are punishing their children...they need to open their eyes....
I don't think that teenagers should be allowed to be on birth control though because that's basically saying "okay go ahead and have sex, there won't be any consequences...just use a condom...." because teenagers, and younger, are not ready to experience that [[sex]] yet...I mean they are not mentally ready to even begin to handle the feelings that come along with that! I think instead parents need to be completely open with their children, tell them exactly what the consequences of underage premarital sex are and could be....such as telling and showing them STD's letting them know that they [[the parents]] will not be supportive, nor support a child should they become pregnant....and then set permanent consequences on premarital sex....it's our job as parents to protect our children, and help them and teach them good decision making skills...
I have already started teaching my daughter about her body and the privacy that her body deserves...we have books that are geared toward younger ages....such as a book for 3-5 year olds, 6-8 year olds, 9-12, 13-18....of course since my daughter is only five there isn't a whole lot of mention of what people actually do together it's mostly teaching the body parts and the differences between a boy and a girl....as well as introducing that a mommy and a daddy love eachother and make a baby....It is a christian series, because we believe in God....
I believe it should be something that my children are fully aware about, and also fully aware of what God expects and what we [[the parents]] expect...mistakes are okay but this is not something to take lightly!!!