The Benefits Of Avoidance Of Sex Education

Teenagers are starting to think about sex at a younger age. Studies are showing that children start thinking about sex around the age of 10 to 12. 82% of the teenagers feel like they should not have sex, 72% say they should have access to birth control, 73% say being a virgin should not be embarrassing, 58% feel high school students should not be active, fewer than 50% of had sex, and 67% of teens in the study say that they wish they would have waited to have sex. 60% of them were boys and 77% were girls (“Teen Pregnancy”). When they are thinking about sex they also need to be thinking about different ways to stay abstinent. There are several thing the child needs to think about through the day. The first is making the choice of being abstinent every day, and reminding themselves why it is a good choice. They also need to think about the consequences if they were not abstinent, and never reevaluate the decision and think clearly about everything that you have thought about (Fish). …show more content…
Avoidance abstinence approach provides for a health paradigm in which youth are better able to develop during adolescent years and the society will benefit greatly from this (Fish). You are more likely to prevent pregnancies and STD’s. You will also be able to wait for the right person and feel that you are ready. There is also ways to be romantic and fun without having to have sex. By not having sex you will also be supporting your morals, beliefs and values that you may have (“What are the Benefits of Abstinence”). Many parents and teachers believe that the students should have a choice if they want to attend these programs, rather than to act self-righteous and drag the teenagers into cultural wars where people ignore the problem or make it worse