> I think a lot of young women are lied to by schools, the media, peer pressure, etc. > > Look at TV, schools, movies, even "girl" magazines and how they portray the "ideal" > teenage girl. There are some very unhealthy attitudes being "Pushed" onto teenage > girls. > > I think young people in general think "they" won't get AIDS/HIV, Sexually transmitted > diseases, pregnant, etc. > > I think a lot of people are naive that behavior has consequences. > > As I said, too many schools think giving contraceptives is how to deal with teenage > pregnancy. I'm NOT for abstinence only sex ed, but I am for making sure teenage girls > are properly educated about the consequences of sexual behavior.
You can't let everything to the church, the schools, the government or the TV. All you mention is responsibility exclusively from the parents nor the "I won't hear them" child. If parents are not capable of giving a proper sexual education to children, all is left for education and government is to control situation with contraceptives and talks parents should have done in the first place (remember many of these things are forbidden in institutions because of the same parents unable to educate at a proper time).
If you are hoping for the media to educate without you interfering and helping your child distinguish between fantasy and reality, both will be responsible for their own actions, not everyone else. Media is a box of dreams, things we're unable to do because there will be consequences. It's not everyone's fault whatever a child does for letting others do your job. In the same way, parents are not to blame for whatever fool decision a child takes after the warnings.
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