How to prevent early pregnancy among teenagers?

@reckon21 (3477)
Philippines
July 20, 2008 11:55am CST
Early pregnancy among teenagers is now rampant. Regardless the status of life, poor or rich teenagers are victims of early pregnancy. Whom to blame? The parents, the society, the advance technology, or the victim herself? I think all of the above. As the saying goes that two heads are better than one. Everybody should work hand in hand not only to minimize but to stop early pregnancy among teenagers as soon as possible.
2 responses
• United States
20 Jul 08
I think one of the problems with the issue of teenage pregnancy is that everyone is trying to find someone or something to blame for it. We are not educating our teens enough on the subject but we are quick to blame television or parents or anything else for this epidemic. Of course all of these factors play a significant part but it starts at home. Parents are responsible for their children and need to have an ongoing conversation with them, not just "a talk." The school is a factor as well. Most schools teach abstinence only. While that is great and the only sure way of preventing against pregnancy and diseases, it is not going to work. If you tell a child not to do something, they need to know why. If you arent going to explain it to them, they will want to find out for themselves. If they are going to do something that we as society consider wrong then we need to teach them the right way to do it if they insist. Basically make sure they do the wrong thing the right way if that makes sense.
@darksorrow (4666)
• Bangladesh
20 Jul 08
As far as i know girls are becoming pregnant because they find it interesting. It became like a hobby. I don't know why but do they think what is the future of those babies they are giving birth. If you ask me i would say that everyone is responsible for this. You can not blame one.
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