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For the most part, Abstinence programs, as much as we'd like them to work go against human nature. It's no wonder that we have so much teen pregnancy and what not in this country because a lot (not all) parents seem to be taking a much less active role in the lives of their children, and would rather be best friends with their kids than parents.
Well here's a note to those parents: DUMBA$$ES, your kids have enough darn friends, be a parent. And to those parents who think that high school kids are "on their own" because they are old enough to make adult decisions: WAKE UP! They aren't old enough.
In my Health Science class this year(for the lovely teaching credential program at my university) we learned that while the pregnancy rate for teens is going down in the US, it's not because less kids are having sex, it's because more of them are getting chlamydia, which has few if any signs, and is nicknamed the silent sterilizer.
Did you know that in countries like Denmark and the Netherlands who both have comprehensive sex education starting from kindergarten, both relatively liberal nations sexually, have higher ages for onset of sexual activity than here? It's not that they are teaching kindergarteners how to have sex, they start with talking about "good touch" "bad touch" kind of things and continue with age appropriate education. While in my heart, it would be nice to think that my 14 year old sister will be abstinent, I know the reality of the world and the pressures. I just hope that her mom and my dad(she's a half sis, but whatever) and myself have been open enough with her for her to make an educated and smart decision.
Along those lines, how many of you ever read the book "Where did I come from?" I actually learned a lot from that book as a kid.
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