Abstinence-only programs might work, study says

[yowza]

Passing out condoms would work great if only we could develop latex that protects the soul and the Psyche of kids too young to be experiencing sex.

[homstdr74]

Originally Posted by yowza

Passing out condoms would work great if only we could develop latex that protects the soul and the Psyche of kids too young to be experiencing sex.

And if they were at least twice as thick and didn't tear.....

[homstdr74]

Originally Posted by Fishin' Cricket

You propose we remove their sex organs?

Regardless of what you may have been told, that is not a "screwdriver".....

[minime]

Sex feels good. It is a natural act. Young people think they are old enough to handle being a family - so telling them to wait until they are married is just telling them that they should get married.

Teach them reality. Being young and tied down with a child is not enjoyable. Teach them of the incredible opportunities out there if they are not tied down. Encouraging marriage so that you can enjoy sex just does not make sense to me. Trying to convince young people how evil it is to have sex before marriage does not make sense to me.

Focusing on how enjoyable life can be when you are putting yourself number one and making sure that you are successful in life does make sense to me.

When I was a teenager, we were taught, especially in the church and at home, how terrible it was to have sex when we weren't married. It did not mean nearly as much as my boyfriend telling me he loved me and we were going to be together forever. I had sex with him because I believed him, I wanted to be a mommy, it felt good, and I thought that was how life was supposed to go - get married and have a family and live happily ever after. I saw how happy my parents were and just knew that was how it would be for us.

What I didn't know was they hell that my parents went through to get to that point. I didn't know that going to college and enjoying my youth would mean so much. I, like so many other teenaged girls, ended up pregnant, single, and struggling to make ends meet. I am a successful woman now, that enjoys the fruits of my labor, but I paid a high price to get here. Years of fitting in college, work, and raising a family. Now, we are able to enjoy that hard work.

But, I sure wish someone would have taught me the importance of growing up and having my act together before jumping into "adult life" so quickly.

[Watchdog]

Originally Posted by napoleon

Abstinence is the only form of birth control and STD prevention that works every time it is used.

Exactly, 100% every time. Show me another method with that track record.

just sayin...
John Boy

[momma]

I agree with a lot things you all are saying. But I don't agree that the answer is one single answer. Because the biggest things you've forgotten was what your raging teenage hormones were like.

You also failed to mention that our generation especially the ones from the 60's who supported the Sex Revolution only opened the door for an explosion of teenage sex in each generation to come.

[Lakeguy929]

From my limited understanding the abstinence-only program that showed success and was the topic here was quite a bit different from those we are probably more familiar with. It seems it focused on the practical matters of how early sexual activity and its natural outcomes can hinder an individual's future aspirations. I don't know that it focused or even touched on the moral or Biblical issues of sex outside of marriage.

[minime]

Originally Posted by Lakeguy929

From my limited understanding the abstinence-only program that showed success and was the topic here was quite a bit different from those we are probably more familiar with. It seems it focused on the practical matters of how early sexual activity and its natural outcomes can hinder an individual's future aspirations. I don't know that it focused or even touched on the moral or Biblical issues of sex outside of marriage.

I would love to know how the program works or what the focal points are. We did have Roger on here and I enjoyed getting his input on subjects like this. I will have to take time out to see if the net has info about the program.

[Woody Cofield]

Sex may feel good and be a natural act, but in reality it's also the exchange of bodily fluids too.

So if you're going to play the field, be sure your team mates don't have anything you don't want, ie: (syphagonnahooray)

Love isn't always forever, but Herpes/HIV/Children are.

If you're not willing/unable to support yourself, don't make another person you can't support.

[Rossc]

In a perfect world, "Just say no" would be great...
In a perfect world all parents would communicate well with their children..


This is not a perfect world by any means, so all information our youth can garner is good...

( here I go again )...but..in the olden days ( I'm talking my teen years, the 50's ) there was not too much concern with STD's... Our concern was pregnancy and condoms were not all that easy to get in our teens.. The majority of us were not too sexually active.. And..as silly as it may seems, that led to early marriage for many..

Parents today, as back then, generally just do not parent when it comes to things sexual, IMO..

Ross