do you think that schools should pass out condoms to the kids..or should that be left for the parents to do when they feel that their kids are old enough?  I myself feel that it's my job to talk to my kids about sex and birth control..not anyone out side of my home. i feel if i tell my kids..don't your not old enough and explain to them why..that the schools should repect that and not go and give the kids condoms w/o the parents permission. we dont have that problem here where my kids go to school...do you?
131747
I am in Michigan, and in our small town they do not do that here. It's funny that you asked this, because my daughter is going to middle school next year and I had a meeting with a couple of teachers about the sex ed program at the middle school. One of the teachers was from the middle school and I asked about the sex ed. I wanted to know if they address abstinence or birth control. In my home we stress abstinence, for the biggest reason because of our Christianity, but the next biggest reason, for their health and safety. I think it is every parents duty to teach their children before the school does so that the parents values are instilled first. I agree schools need to respect what parents teach in their homes. If a school is teaching about birth control and it is in opposition to what a parent is teaching then the child should not be part of that one part in teaching kids about unwanted pregnancies and diseases prevention.
275044
Kids are curious.  Don't kids "play doctor" anymore?\nNobody got hurt.  Try not to make more out of this than it is.  Leave the law out of it.\nThat's my 2 cents.
197359
I think whoever got her pregnant would be in more trouble, dependant on their age. If the guy is over 18, then that could be classed as statutory rape. As far as being expelled from school, i dont think they can do that under grounds of discrimination, however, it all depends on school policy. If she is already showing and hasnt been expelled yet, chances are that they are not going to.
105245
FOR the population number 1 and if you teach them to slip on condoms then they will reach fatherhood at a young age. Our kids being killed every damn day so don't worry be happy and pray that the fathers stick around to support and the yopung children be raised.
364631
While I certainly appreciate the need to protect underage girls who are in abusive situations, I agree that pedophiles end up with the most protection. When I was a teenager, if I would have gotten pregnant, I certainly would have said "my parents will KILL me!" They wouldn't have. The girls who need protecting definitely need it - but not always from their parents. \n\nOf course, if we'd quit letting baby rapists go, it would certainly help the issue. Put those bastards away for life!
170232
Peer presure.  Some may think there is nothing better to do.wether or not parents have discussed it with their children doesn't make that much of a difference.  Kids are gonna go on a do whatever their friends are doing. The only thing a parent can do, is teach their children, and hope they make the right choices.
675958
I think that it is encouraging them to have sex.  If they want to have sex they can have the innitiative to go out to a health clinic to get free condom or even buy them.  I still believe sex should be done when you are old enough and ready, so handing them out earlier to students promotes having sex earlier... This is only my opinion though.
373979
You are right  to want to learn to use a condom.  There is a trick to keeping it from bursting out the end, as my friend's did.  Then there is a definate possibility of getting pregnant.  NO WAY is a teen ready to be a parent....no matter how wonderful a girl might think it would be to have her own sweet baby!   Those same babies also poop and pee and throw up all over your good clothes at bad times.  They cry incessantly and get sick often.  A baby needs two adult parents to cope with the bad moments which seem to happen more often then the sweet ones, in the beginning.
545676
You shouldn't put your kids in this position.  I think it really confuses them about who has what role in their lives.  How old are they?  If they are old enough, tell them the truth, but if they are young, just tell them the necessary information.
237680
thank you!  my thoughts exactly.  i think yahoo answers is becoming full of immature brats who like to post questions for their shock value or to ask dumb questions about sex (ie "if i swallow will it make me pregnant?") that they are too chicken sh*t to ask their parents.
187787
I still dont understand where are the parents of those underage children. \n\n   Nudity at that age should be private and should deserve respect and dignity not publicity. Sadly it becomes a business , I dont think is a moral or ethical business dealing with children that do have rights. Who is helping them fighting for their rights?\n\n    For other´s is art...thats the excuse or justification.
66977
I think that parenting classes should be mandatory in high school. With the teenage pregnancy rates getting higher the schools should make this class required. If not to help discourage teenage pregnancy to at least prepare them for what is to come. My high school offered a parenting class, which I took, but it wasn't mandatory.
365207
i do believe there's much too much sex on tv. i know i sound like a prude, but it's a fact. sex sells. and that's all the television programs are concerned with - making money. i believe it is completely a parent's responsibility to educate their children as to what is right and wrong. parents are at duty to monitor what their children are getting into and to set limits so that young children will not grow up thinking that everything on tv is "ok". we cannot blame television alone or even strongly blame it for high teen pregnancy rates because the fact of the matter is that those youths most prone to promiscuity and sexual tendencies(not to mention violence and drug use) are those raised in households  with less family support and guidance (more often then not). the same is for the obesity problem rising in this country - we can take ads out and change the menus in our children's schools, but it is really up to the parents to explain to their children what is healthy or not, and instill in them, as early as possible, healthy habits that they can carry into their adulthood. by blaming the media, we are basically saying that our children are solely raised by it (the media) and this is simply not the case. every child has a guardian of some sort raising them, and it is the obligation of every guardian to raise their children with morals and ethics proper for healthy growth in society.
551585
The same reason people promote abstinence-only sex ed and refuse to allow for distribution of condoms to minors--they are deluded into thinking that if we don't talk to our children about sex, they won't have sex.  Clearly, that's not working--we need to equip our children to be able to protect themselves.
505365
Get over the embarrassment.  It could be more embarrassing when your 13 or 14 year old daughter comes home pregnant.  I have a 17 year old.  I began teaching her about sex from the time she started asking questions about the difference between boys and girls.  That was when she was three.  All through her growing up, there were different age related questions, and I gave her age appropriate answers.  Because we talked about it from such a young age, she is still a virgin and not afraid to tell a guy no.  All her friends, male and female, know she is waiting till she finds that "someone", though not necessarily marriage.  At this age, she knows all there is to know, including safe sex.  She knows about the pill, the shot, the patch and condoms and that condoms ALWAYS need to be used even if on the pill.  \n\nIf we don't teach our kids, their friends will.  That is what happened to me and I became a parent too young.  I don't regret having her EVER.  I do regret that I had her so young.  Schools can't teach them but so much, and not even EVERY school is allowed to teach a sex ed class.  Who do you want teaching your child about sex?  You or the one that gets your child into bed the first time, swearing that a pregnancy or disease can't happen the first time?
308948
I myself would not wear such a thing, and I am in my 30's. I dont know why we people do what we do...Ok. If you are a parent (reading this question out of curiousity) who let your little girl wear any kind of message across her behind, it is not appropriate. The only people who can appreciate it are pedophiles.
265386
I did a report exactly what you are doing in high school.\n\nYes i think they should stop the one child policy because it is not right for the babies who are just thrown away or murdered(mostly the girl babies) They favor boys because of the labor they will be able to help in the field, and they mostly feel girls are useless except for having babies. I just think it is wrong to be able to just throw a baby out just because of sex. you should be happy for what you get.