Is There A Teen Pregnancy Crisis In America-Part 1

Lately I have been reading in the newspaper that teen pregnancy is declining each year. Does that mean that our children are having less intercourse? However when I talk to mothers I get a different response. They tell me that teen pregnancy is on the incline and children are getting pregnant at an earlier age. Young girls no longer have respect for their values and no longer treat their body as a temple. Many believe that our society has corrupted the minds of our teenagers and the complex challenges in this new technological age is overwhelming. Parents are too busy working and where can children turn for information and knowledge.

The new reality of our society is every time our children have intercourse there is the risk of a sexually transmitted disease, or HIV/Aids. We are no longer under the illusion that our young ladies are afraid to experiment with sex. But many people who are older and have a responsibility to teach teenagers refuse to talk. It appears that the least amount of dialog initiated by the older generation will somehow curtail the problem, and it will go away. The reality is the United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world. This statistic is alarming because in the most educated and sophisticated society, there should be information to help our children make the right decision.

Somehow we are missing the connection and communication with our children. We are leaving the responsibility to their teachers, the government, the churches, social agencies, instead of at home. Parents have a time management problem and discussing sexual issues with our children is at the bottom of the list of priorities. The truth of the matter is that a collaborative effort from all these different agencies will began to make positive steps and inroads into a complicated problem. It is time to tell our children the truth and teach cognitive maturity and consequential thinking.

This week we will focus on teen pregnancy and destroy some of the myths that exist with the subject. As an individual in a complicated society where our children are asked to make a hundred decisions each day, we sometimes do not help. Many times our children want to ask the question, but they are afraid or they don't feel a connection. The other times we are too busy fusing, arguing, hollering, instead of listening and talking.

Intercourse between man and women has been with us since the beginning of time. My grandmother and grandfather had intercourse and my mother and father had intercourse. There is nothing new under the sun but every generation has a different challenge and a different focus. Intercourse and pregnancy is one of the miracles of the universe, and our responsibility is to teach and train.

Stay tuned to part 2 because the goal is for everyone to learn. Do you talk to your child each week about the risk of pregnancy and intercourse or do they talk to their friends!!!!!!