“In 2013, a total of 273,105 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women…”(Bartels, F.K.) This number could be decreased if teenagers were more informed about sex and the consequences of it. If teenagers were educated enough about sexual intercourse than it would decrease the chances of pregnancy and diseases.
For one thing, sex education classes would create a great impact on teen pregnancy if it was taught in every school around the country. Teaching students about abstinence and contraception plays a major part in the pregnancy rates. Although a mass of teens and adults believe that “...providing young people with a strong abstinence message is important…”(Sex Education) most teens today are …show more content…
In the article “How Should Families Support Pregnant Teens?” Amy Dickinson speaks about how she would feel if her daughter or son would tell her the special news that they’re going to be grandparents. Most parents can’t wait until the day they become grandparents, “but not necessarily when their son or daughter is still in high school.” Parents know how hard it is to have a child and “...how their babies changed their lives.” Which is exactly why teens today need to understand the whole process of parenting. According to the article “Teenage Pregnancy”, teen mothers have “...a significantly higher risk of living in poverty…[against] their counterparts who do not have children.” This is a fact to think about, most teens do not understand the struggle and the high cost of income having a child truly is. “In 2010, the NCPDP estimated the total public cost of teenage childbearing at $9.4 billion per year.” This is a high number, especially for teenage mothers, who most likely end up receiving “public assistance” because of the high cost needed to support a child. In marriage, two people become one yet remain two, but when a teenage girl becomes pregnant, she most likely does not have the second parent by her side, thus taking the role of a mother and father of the child. By taking a High School course the student will also be able to learn and understand how the situation a teenage mother goes through affects the child growing up. By studying the effects of sex, teens will understand that their actions not only affect them but family and friends around them. Image the pressure of being a teen mom, and trying to finish school, and pay the bills, and get a good job, and trying to get bonding time with your child, and get time for yourself. It seems impossible right, teens need to understand
For one thing, sex education classes would create a great impact on teen pregnancy if it was taught in every school around the country. Teaching students about abstinence and contraception plays a major part in the pregnancy rates. Although a mass of teens and adults believe that “...providing young people with a strong abstinence message is important…”(Sex Education) most teens today are …show more content…
In the article “How Should Families Support Pregnant Teens?” Amy Dickinson speaks about how she would feel if her daughter or son would tell her the special news that they’re going to be grandparents. Most parents can’t wait until the day they become grandparents, “but not necessarily when their son or daughter is still in high school.” Parents know how hard it is to have a child and “...how their babies changed their lives.” Which is exactly why teens today need to understand the whole process of parenting. According to the article “Teenage Pregnancy”, teen mothers have “...a significantly higher risk of living in poverty…[against] their counterparts who do not have children.” This is a fact to think about, most teens do not understand the struggle and the high cost of income having a child truly is. “In 2010, the NCPDP estimated the total public cost of teenage childbearing at $9.4 billion per year.” This is a high number, especially for teenage mothers, who most likely end up receiving “public assistance” because of the high cost needed to support a child. In marriage, two people become one yet remain two, but when a teenage girl becomes pregnant, she most likely does not have the second parent by her side, thus taking the role of a mother and father of the child. By taking a High School course the student will also be able to learn and understand how the situation a teenage mother goes through affects the child growing up. By studying the effects of sex, teens will understand that their actions not only affect them but family and friends around them. Image the pressure of being a teen mom, and trying to finish school, and pay the bills, and get a good job, and trying to get bonding time with your child, and get time for yourself. It seems impossible right, teens need to understand