Condoms For Children
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In the grand scheme of things, condoms cost pence..
Unwanted teenage pregnancies, STI's and HIV cost Millions of pounds. Teenagers will have sex whether we want them to or not and as a society we have made it socially acceptable for young teenagers to become parents. If society has made this acceptable then there should be the means to protect teenagers from disease. STI's and HIV are most common between the ages of 15-25.
I would personally prefer not to see pregnant teenagers but have to accept that that is how it is these days. When my grandma was a lass, teenage girls getting pregnant either had to get rid or get wed. I'm not saying that the old ways were necessarily the best, but we have to accept that things have changed and employ whichever method of damage limitation we can. If it means easily accessible condoms then so be it.
Unwanted teenage pregnancies, STI's and HIV cost Millions of pounds. Teenagers will have sex whether we want them to or not and as a society we have made it socially acceptable for young teenagers to become parents. If society has made this acceptable then there should be the means to protect teenagers from disease. STI's and HIV are most common between the ages of 15-25.
I would personally prefer not to see pregnant teenagers but have to accept that that is how it is these days. When my grandma was a lass, teenage girls getting pregnant either had to get rid or get wed. I'm not saying that the old ways were necessarily the best, but we have to accept that things have changed and employ whichever method of damage limitation we can. If it means easily accessible condoms then so be it.
Definitely. Lettie said it all.
I suppose my girls must be a rarity then because they do not intend to have sexual intercourse until they are married. I think it would be a preferable idea to teach 13 year olds how to say no to sex just as they are hopefully taught to say no to drugs. Neither of them have ever been offered a condom at a youth club or at school, although at school they have been informed where they can go to obtain them if they wanted them.
I don't think it is right to compare sex to drugs.
Young people can be mature about sex at young ages these days as society makes them grow up faster and faster. It is inevitable that the majority of them will want to have sex lives and measures should accordingly be in place to make sure they are safe.
It would be impossible to teach the majority of teenagers to 'say no to sex'.
However, teaching them to be mature in their decisions regarding sex is a viable option for schools and youth groups etc.
But they aren't being 'safe', as can be seen with the ever increasing rate of teen pregnancies in the UK. If young girls are getting pregnant, the very fact that they are conceiving, puts to bed the idea that they are being 'safe', and protecting themselves from every other possibility.
At 13?
It's still illegal at that age - or do you propose that we also change the law?
I think that instead of handing out johnnies, they should try and educate young people.
Educate them not to the facts of life, they are already very well informed and it doesn't seem to have worked that well, but educate them to the consequences of their actions, and to learn to value and respect their bodies.
When young people are happy to chose parenthood as a lifestyle option at such a young age, and show no ambition to want to experience life in it's fullest sense, something is badly wrong with society. An over generous welfare state, which facilitates such choices, being one.
Educate them not to the facts of life, they are already very well informed and it doesn't seem to have worked that well, but educate them to the consequences of their actions, and to learn to value and respect their bodies.
When young people are happy to chose parenthood as a lifestyle option at such a young age, and show no ambition to want to experience life in it's fullest sense, something is badly wrong with society. An over generous welfare state, which facilitates such choices, being one.
Are you happy that we live in a world where little girls are becoming pregnant by little boys? Well I'm sorry but a 13 year old is still a child. Yes, they think they are very adult and responsible and, yes, they are much more knowing than previous generations but 13 is far too young to obliquely condone sexual activity.
Having to hand out condoms to children is an indictment of the sorry state of our social and moral climate. It's time to get back to some of those "old fashioned values" we got rammed down our throats some years ago. I would never advocate the prudish hypocricy of the early 20th century but things have gone far too much the other way. Children are actively encouraged to grow up too fast and are given far too much freedom. We treat them like adults when they are neither physically nor emotionally capable of being so.
The parent who polices what their child watches on TV, refuses to allow it to dress and behave much older than its years, keeps it on a tight rein and intills in it respect for others and for itself is, in my opinion, a good parent. If only we could persuade Society at large to be as responsible.
Having to hand out condoms to children is an indictment of the sorry state of our social and moral climate. It's time to get back to some of those "old fashioned values" we got rammed down our throats some years ago. I would never advocate the prudish hypocricy of the early 20th century but things have gone far too much the other way. Children are actively encouraged to grow up too fast and are given far too much freedom. We treat them like adults when they are neither physically nor emotionally capable of being so.
The parent who polices what their child watches on TV, refuses to allow it to dress and behave much older than its years, keeps it on a tight rein and intills in it respect for others and for itself is, in my opinion, a good parent. If only we could persuade Society at large to be as responsible.
So far all our aims to try to reduce Teen pregnancies and Sexually transmitted infections has been appalling. You can give out condoms, but who is to say that they will use them for the purpose they were intended.
And Yes, I know that by not giving contraceptives we are asking for trouble....but also by giving condoms it is almost giving permission for what is actually illegal. So I guess it is a case of damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Children(that includes 13 year olds)need to realise that all actions have consequences.......we should stop sexualising 5 year old girls....T shirts that read 'so many boys....so little time' are clearly not appropriate for a five year old.....neither is a bare midriff with low slung pants or skirt...... we are turning children who are little more than babies into tramps/bratz.......then we wonder why we have problems with paedophiles finding these young children sexually attractive.........(and no, I'm not saying the children are to blame - but someone is, and it doesn't take a genius to work it out)..........but don't mind me these are only the narrow views of an old fogey!
And Yes, I know that by not giving contraceptives we are asking for trouble....but also by giving condoms it is almost giving permission for what is actually illegal. So I guess it is a case of damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Children(that includes 13 year olds)need to realise that all actions have consequences.......we should stop sexualising 5 year old girls....T shirts that read 'so many boys....so little time' are clearly not appropriate for a five year old.....neither is a bare midriff with low slung pants or skirt...... we are turning children who are little more than babies into tramps/bratz.......then we wonder why we have problems with paedophiles finding these young children sexually attractive.........(and no, I'm not saying the children are to blame - but someone is, and it doesn't take a genius to work it out)..........but don't mind me these are only the narrow views of an old fogey!
Glad to see there are a few of us old fogies about. I was beginning to feel quite lonely at first.
I remember a schoolfriend of my daughter having a t-shirt which bore the slogan "If you think this t-shirt looks good on me, I think it would look better on your bedroom floor." She was about 12 or 13. She is now 16 and a single parent.
I remember a schoolfriend of my daughter having a t-shirt which bore the slogan "If you think this t-shirt looks good on me, I think it would look better on your bedroom floor." She was about 12 or 13. She is now 16 and a single parent.
Surely an Ideal way would be both, education about the consequences of the actions but also provisions of condoms.
Regardless of the education, the message, some people will be having sex at school age, it happened when all of us were at school and it will happen in the future.
Cutting down on the numbers of sexually active schoolkids is not going to be easy but education about the consequences, STDs and the affects of these may help, provision of and encouragement to use condoms will hopefully cut down on unwanted pregnancies, abortions, and STDs.
Yes educate but lets not be blind to what also is happening
Regardless of the education, the message, some people will be having sex at school age, it happened when all of us were at school and it will happen in the future.
Cutting down on the numbers of sexually active schoolkids is not going to be easy but education about the consequences, STDs and the affects of these may help, provision of and encouragement to use condoms will hopefully cut down on unwanted pregnancies, abortions, and STDs.
Yes educate but lets not be blind to what also is happening
what they intend to do and end up doing are two different things !