Teenagers getting Started Early - Page 3

milkbone · ‎10-22-2015

http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States.

How common is HPV and the health problems caused by HPV?

HPV (the virus): About 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. About 14 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that most sexually-active men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives.

We live in a different time.

HOOKING up ??

Our young boys "hook up" with their female teachers, and its seen as "kool"

Turn on the day time TV

Day time SOAPS are now over FIFTY years old.

HOOKING UP ????

we love it so much, we gave OUR kids.....MTV 24/7 :-(

enabling ????? :-(

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." MLK

mstyrion 1 · ‎09-18-2014

@Carmie wrote:
I will probably get be bashed for this, but I am gonna say it anyway.

As with any and all animals, most humans are wired to procreate. We develop feelings and strong urges for this. We don't have a choice in how we feel or in our attractions.

Throughout history, society/religion has tried to curb these feelings telling us that it is wrong, or a sin, only for marriage, should only be done in the dark, etc.

After thousands of years, it's still not working. Hormones are still winning. I think we should teach responsibility to our children. We as humans can control our actions but not our feelings.

For most young people, once you are active, it is vey difficult to stop. It is responsible to educate our younger members to take precautions.

As much as we try, we are never gonna win this battle. Our children are maturing at very early ages. It is not all that unusual for 10 year old girls to have their period.

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Great points and I heartily agree.

I doubt a lot of parents are on board with young teens becoming sexually active. Educating them on birth control and making birth control accessible should not be confused with condoning the behavior.

It is crucial tht parents educate their children about protecting themselves. Teenage sexual activity is nothing new nor is it always a result of poor parenting. Poor parenting is burying your head in the sand and "hoping" it won't happen.

~Enough is enough~

CouponQueen · ‎10-21-2010

I know somebody who let their "15-year-old daughters" have sleep overs with boys at her house..she said they were going to do it...may as well be comfy and know where they are..

Ummm...not in this lifetime...

May be why at the ages of 22...25..and 30 they each have two kids under 4..with two different father's..and MULTIPLE men in between..

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

Excellent posts, Carmie and mystyrion 1.

Education and teaching kids how to prevent pregnancy and disease is vitally important.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@mstyrion 1 wrote:
@Carmie wrote:
I will probably get be bashed for this, but I am gonna say it anyway.

As with any and all animals, most humans are wired to procreate. We develop feelings and strong urges for this. We don't have a choice in how we feel or in our attractions.

Throughout history, society/religion has tried to curb these feelings telling us that it is wrong, or a sin, only for marriage, should only be done in the dark, etc.

After thousands of years, it's still not working. Hormones are still winning. I think we should teach responsibility to our children. We as humans can control our actions but not our feelings.

For most young people, once you are active, it is vey difficult to stop. It is responsible to educate our younger members to take precautions.

As much as we try, we are never gonna win this battle. Our children are maturing at very early ages. It is not all that unusual for 10 year old girls to have their period.

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Great points and I heartily agree.

I doubt a lot of parents are on board with young teens becoming sexually active. Educating them on birth control and making birth control accessible should not be confused with condoning the behavior.

It is crucial tht parents educate their children about protecting themselves. Teenage sexual activity is nothing new nor is it always a result of poor parenting. Poor parenting is burying your head in the sand and "hoping" it won't happen.

ITA ..... Every time I hear about those parents who tell their kids to abstain and give them no information about STDs, birth control and responsible behavior, I want to smack them.

NOT giving your kids the tools to be secksually responsible is ... well ..... IRRESPONSIBLE of the parents!! These morons have their heads int he sand!

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

I think you have 'it' on your mind to some extent from the time you know what 'it' is... regardless of how complete your life might otherwise be. I think some kids start early and I think there always have been kids who start early, though there might or might not be a higher percentage starting early than there used to be... and I suspect they're opting for more 'sophisticated', uh, 'endeavors' than perhaps once was the case. Personally, I'd prefer to see them wait a little longer, but I don't think my personal wishes are going to stem the tide... As for being powerless, I think unless kids lives are severely restricted, most parents are powerless to know what their kids are up to every minute of every day and to control them every minute of every day. I also don't think the choice to do or not to do has all that much to do with having been 'raised right'. Ensuring education and information about protecting oneself are available is imperative and frankly, it's irresponsible to assume otherwise.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

SahmIam · ‎04-16-2010

I have teens. I would prefer they did not. I don't live in their world, however. So, what I have told them is this:

S*x is the game of adults. If you choose to engage in this game, be forewarned that the consequences are VERY serious: STD's, pregnancy, emotional upheaval. Are you prepared for this? Are you prepared to spend the REST OF YOUR LIFE being a parent, because you WILL be if you get a girl pregnant. Was it worth it?

So far my boys have not engaged in relations to that level. Funny enough, most of their friends haven't either but they DEFINITELY know who has because it's talked about like the weather all the time in class, lunch room, online, texts, etc.

Last, many parents DO parent their kids. You can't be with them 24/7 and peer pressure is off the wall. My youngest (9) is the one I'm concerned about. He's a jock and this age, you can see the behavior of those he hangs with as well as girls and how they treat him...it's scary. I'll be watching him like a hawk but in the end, you do the best to instill your values and beliefs and pray/hope they follow them.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

My early teen years were spent in Europe where it's not really a taboo subject like it the States.

I knew of more sexually active teens here than in Europe.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

A friend of mine is a former police officer and started his own security company. Years ago, he told his teen age son .... "just keep in mind that that thing in your pants doesn't shoot blanks" ..... lol

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

Call me old fashioned but I don't like it. I can remember not that long ago thinking that one of my friend's daughter who was a junior in college was moving into an apartment with her boyfriend. I thought why not wait until after college to move in together? What's the rush? I realize that you can't stop them from doing so but why should mom & dad pay for the apartment?

As for very young teens as a parent I can't see okaying this.