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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
I know it's hard for us to remember how we felt and thought as 14-16 year olds, but I think we can all agree that a 16 year old does not think as a mature adult. Sixteen year olds - most of them anyway - don't really grasp the full consequences of their actions. They go with their gut, their feelings, and don't reason the way adults do. Many teens - and young adults - have unprotected sex all the time. Not because they don't know any better, because "safe sex" education has been shoved down most of their throats, but because they just don't care. As insane as that is to adults, they just don't care...they're too busy thinking about the fun their having. We can only blame parents so much for the actions of their kids. When it comes to sex, I really think all a parent can do is make sure their kids have information and offer a supportive ear; some kids will heed the advice they've heard at home/in school, and others will blow it off. That is a bad decision that kids make for themselves, knowing what the consequences are, but just not caring enough to stop themselves from preventing the consequences.
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I agree with this, but I also think that there should be way more safe sex education, and not just abstinence education. I think that kids in this time period are likely to engage in all sorts of "sordid" activities. I know, I was one of them. I am grateful that I had "worldly" friends to guide me, and I learned a lot of things the hard way. I also credit a really great counseling and health services office at my college.
My high school did jack when it came to that stuff, and the college I work at now (it's a Catholic school) does NOTHING, no pamphlets, nothing, it's really sad. My friend works in health services, and people come in there all the time looking for help and they can't even tell them anything! They can't help them find services, nothing.
So, on the one hand, I think that kids will do what they are going to do, but I also think that it is up to schools and parents to teach them the appropriate information, no matter how awkward. The "don't do it" approach isn't working.
*I also realize that this is relevant to my own personal beliefs and the area in which I live, and is not necessarily relevant to others, and others may not agree, and that's ok
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