However, unlike with abstinence-only education, it is acknowledged that many adolescents sill still have sexual relations. There are also discussions about contraception, which is largely ignored in abstinence-only models. (ASA) According to records from the Center for Disease control and prevention, 870,000 pregnancies happen each year with young women aged 15-19, and about 30000000 cases of STDs are reported each year among 10-19 years old. (APA 1) HIV is contracted in more than half of cases before the age of 25. (APA 1) Because of facts like this, it is important that adolescents are taught how to protect themselves.
Peer pressure is so common in schools from middle school all the way to junior high. If parents aren’t able to help the next generation our future who will also be responsible for our future generations shouldn’t we give them a professional environment where they can actually learn how to be safe and handle the emotions and new feelings they get from puberty. Parents will argue against their sons or daughters to go take sex education. Fear is common that sex education will be a gate way to believing sex is ok. Sex education however provides different methods to prevent having STD’s or giving birth which happens without a basis of how to use protection.
By taking the decision out of the parent’s hand, the relationship is also affected as the child is no longer discussing what is going on in their life and freeze the lines of communications between parent and child. It encourages teens to have unprotected sex which leads to STD’s /STI’s It can lead teens to believing that getting pregnant will be ok and they will be able to turn to a Plan B pill. Females should have the option to be examined and advised on what their options are when it comes to the different types of birth control…There could be cases where the student could be allergic to some of the ingredients. Take into consideration, a pregnancy test is not administered before the school gives this pill…What if the teenager is already pregnant…This could lead to _________ *We need to say something about religion & something else about Birth control (not the pill) 1. If schools can’t give kids Aspirin or Motrin without informing the parents; then why should they be able to administer birth control without the parents
I chose this source because the essay helps understand why sex education is important and how we can get sex education in schools. Also William argues that parents should be doing their part if they refuse to add sex education in schools which is helpful to know other agree that parents should do their part and not just the
Many parents have trouble on deciding when to talk to their kids about birth control or just taking them to go get birth control. Parents have the decision on whether or not you support their teens on having sex by giving them birth control. Many parents face the fact that their child may get pregnant or get someone pregnant if they are sexually active. So, the problem is do parents give the child birth control or is it supporting their child to be sexually active? An unexpected pregnancy as a teen can be a devastating occurrence.
The questionable problems that arise from Comprehensive Sexual Education include promotion of teen sex, and the morality of schools, instead of parents, promoting and teaching sexual education. According to Jane Friedman’s report, teen pregnancy has significantly declined since 1991 (1). Right wing conservatives credit abstinence-only programs for this statistic and liberals believe it is their contraception program. “ The federal government only funds abstinence education, even though at least 75 percent of parents say they want teens to be taught about both abstinence and contraception” (1). Although abstinence would be a significantly better choice, it is important for teens to know the consequences of sexual intercourse.
Luna Williams English 100 02/10/2014 Just Whom is This Divorce “Good” For? Divorce is a huge topic a lot of parents think about when they feel that there spouse is no longer compatible with them and also the fact that it’s not working out for reason only they will know. It may just be the fact that two people that were deeply in love just feel out of it because of no connection anymore. In the article “Just Whom Is This Divorce” Good” For? Written by Elizabeth Marquart talks about how divorce can cause children even from a good divorce go through it there selves when they get older, children also feel that they are to blame for their parents getting divorced and they lose all interest for other things, there is also a lot of controversy about which parent gets which day can just lead up to a huge custody battle for most.
Caprice Jones HSC 3315: Health Behavior February 13, 2009 Empowering African American Teen’s & Parents about STD’s Abstract Many parents have a tough time talking to their teen children about sexually transmitted diseases. Talking to teens about sex is one of the things that parents dread. The teenage years are tough on teens and parents alike. Hormonal changes in teens bring about sexual desires, moodiness, irritability and a tendency to oppose rules or parental advice. However, open communication between a parent and a teenager can make a big difference in lowering his or her risk of contracting an STD.
Abstinence Only Education Sexual education has evolved over the last twenty years and much has been debated over how sex should be taught in schools across the nation. Those in favor of comprehensive sexual education argue that teenagers are going to have sex because they are unable to control their sexual urges and should be taught from a “safe-sex” approach (Eske, 2003). According to the Abstinence Educator’s Network (AEN) teaching abstinence only education encourages teenagers to take control over their sexual urges and abstain from sexual activity that could put them at risk for sexually transmitted diseases, un-planned pregnancy, and emotional distress. Research shows that abstinence only education can be an effective teaching method to prevent teenagers from engaging in sexual activity. Kathleen Tsubata is the co-director of the Washington AIDS International Foundation and is the author of Abstinence-Only Programs Benefit Youth.
This knowledge is not only being offered in the school and socially but also in the household. Parents lecture you about sex and birth control as an option. Hoping that this is an option at the top of the list but this is not always the case. Some teens are just relentless and disregard the conversations and the