Teen PregnancyEssay Preview: Teen PregnancyReport this essayPrevent Teen PregnancyAfter reading Martha Balashs article, Schools Can Help to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Balash has put time and effort into this proposal on stopping Teen Pregnancy. I think Balashs introduction is very effective because she goes straight to the facts. She doesnt try to mislead you with any false facts. She goes straight to the point and the point is to prevent teen pregnancy. Balash tells that schools has more influence over teen pregnancy than what the public thinks. She thinks that if schools and parents put enough effort into their teen pregnancy programs that the teen pregnancy numbers will drop. And I agree with Balash on this subject fully.
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I want to talk about the role of the media in prevention[.quote=Adolph=]post12161539[/quote] because you have found that the media are the main factor to stop teen pregnancy. I’m sure you’ve read this piece already. You’ve read the whole article or you’ve seen it.
On June 1nd 2013, when the media first reported that 16% of teenagers had some sort of unprotected sex, they ran with a different story. This year they ran with a different story. Some might say that that was because of the fact that some teens have a hard time of controlling their desire to get or know their parents, or that teens are feeling helpless. That is not a strong claim. Many media reports have proven that some teens are “crammed up” or feeling powerless, which is why they are so fearful with a parent. The media often say that teens are not the kind of type that can control their sexuality and that they need support and help if they want to have a “successful” child. The way this was supposed to happen in “The Big Bang Theory”-style shows is how they make kids who don’t want sex “want it too much; they want it done for, you know, a long time”.
The problem is that this report is wrong because it is based purely on anecdotal information. The reality is that we are dealing with this type of information, and this is a completely new form of information on how kids are being affected by their parents. Many different families might experience different problems, and these issues don’t always coincide with one another. When I read that article, I immediately knew that this was what I had been thinking of during my search for information on teen pregnancy. When I saw the article one week after the first one arrived in my inbox, I thought some of it must be good! And that’s okay. But there is another problem I’ve come to realize. These kids are NOT making decisions based on anecdotal testimony. They are making decisions based on the information that we know about them, and that means that their needs need for the services and support that it provides can be met. There is no solid way of knowing what their needs are if society has not recognized them as such.
What I am trying to do is provide something more than a quick, generic summary of the facts of their lives, but a comprehensive summary of what is happening to them that is consistent with what children of this generation are facing. Because that is what I try to do.
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[quote=Drew]
I want to talk about the role of the media in prevention[.quote=Adolph=]post12161539[/quote] because you have found that the media are the main factor to stop teen pregnancy. I’m sure you’ve read this piece already. You’ve read the whole article or you’ve seen it.
On June 1nd 2013, when the media first reported that 16% of teenagers had some sort of unprotected sex, they ran with a different story. This year they ran with a different story. Some might say that that was because of the fact that some teens have a hard time of controlling their desire to get or know their parents, or that teens are feeling helpless. That is not a strong claim. Many media reports have proven that some teens are “crammed up” or feeling powerless, which is why they are so fearful with a parent. The media often say that teens are not the kind of type that can control their sexuality and that they need support and help if they want to have a “successful” child. The way this was supposed to happen in “The Big Bang Theory”-style shows is how they make kids who don’t want sex “want it too much; they want it done for, you know, a long time”.
The problem is that this report is wrong because it is based purely on anecdotal information. The reality is that we are dealing with this type of information, and this is a completely new form of information on how kids are being affected by their parents. Many different families might experience different problems, and these issues don’t always coincide with one another. When I read that article, I immediately knew that this was what I had been thinking of during my search for information on teen pregnancy. When I saw the article one week after the first one arrived in my inbox, I thought some of it must be good! And that’s okay. But there is another problem I’ve come to realize. These kids are NOT making decisions based on anecdotal testimony. They are making decisions based on the information that we know about them, and that means that their needs need for the services and support that it provides can be met. There is no solid way of knowing what their needs are if society has not recognized them as such.
What I am trying to do is provide something more than a quick, generic summary of the facts of their lives, but a comprehensive summary of what is happening to them that is consistent with what children of this generation are facing. Because that is what I try to do.
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[quote=Drew]
I want to talk about the role of the media in prevention[.quote=Adolph=]post12161539[/quote] because you have found that the media are the main factor to stop teen pregnancy. I’m sure you’ve read this piece already. You’ve read the whole article or you’ve seen it.
On June 1nd 2013, when the media first reported that 16% of teenagers had some sort of unprotected sex, they ran with a different story. This year they ran with a different story. Some might say that that was because of the fact that some teens have a hard time of controlling their desire to get or know their parents, or that teens are feeling helpless. That is not a strong claim. Many media reports have proven that some teens are “crammed up” or feeling powerless, which is why they are so fearful with a parent. The media often say that teens are not the kind of type that can control their sexuality and that they need support and help if they want to have a “successful” child. The way this was supposed to happen in “The Big Bang Theory”-style shows is how they make kids who don’t want sex “want it too much; they want it done for, you know, a long time”.
The problem is that this report is wrong because it is based purely on anecdotal information. The reality is that we are dealing with this type of information, and this is a completely new form of information on how kids are being affected by their parents. Many different families might experience different problems, and these issues don’t always coincide with one another. When I read that article, I immediately knew that this was what I had been thinking of during my search for information on teen pregnancy. When I saw the article one week after the first one arrived in my inbox, I thought some of it must be good! And that’s okay. But there is another problem I’ve come to realize. These kids are NOT making decisions based on anecdotal testimony. They are making decisions based on the information that we know about them, and that means that their needs need for the services and support that it provides can be met. There is no solid way of knowing what their needs are if society has not recognized them as such.
What I am trying to do is provide something more than a quick, generic summary of the facts of their lives, but a comprehensive summary of what is happening to them that is consistent with what children of this generation are facing. Because that is what I try to do.
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The United States has the highest teenage pregnancy rate of all developed countries. Thats pretty scary being compared to China and other developed countries with higher populations and still having the highest pregnancy rate. Schools need to start programs that encourage abstinence, and show or list the consequences of being sexually active. “They are not taught the importance of abstaining from sex nor, at the very least, the proper use of effective birth control and protection from sexually transmitted diseases” (Johnson). And the problem that occurs with this is that the parents or family that interact with the teenagers are no more educated than the teenager themselves.
The teen is not alone in having this problem.
For a child to have serious health problems, like leukemia, he should have more resources. Children in a low-income home receive less from government support. There still are public safety issues for which the federal government may be able to provide, including child protective services, food and assistance. There are also serious economic issues facing the federal funds. Children often have a higher risk of poverty, which they need to take into account to reduce their risk, and low educational opportunities or to avoid the financial burden and stress required for job. The federal funding also is not provided to address some of the most important health and social problems of our time.
There will be some problems and we can get things done. But what we are doing is helping as a government and as a country. We take money from people who have been hurt in the country, and we invest in people who have been harmed in our country. That means there is more and we have to take more of what we can and invest more into ourselves to keep our country healthy and healthy. There is not enough money. We can invest in something, in health care, in education, in social assistance. We are not giving up here. More time and money means a better life for Americans. We’re not wasting an opportunity to help more Americans. It’s a lesson we’ll learn soon enough.
The federal-State system is also not designed to provide all kids with the same health benefits.
To protect all kids from the risks and difficulties that come with early life, and after they pass the transition, they should be able to get help and support at a state program which they can get free. There are a host of other programs in New Mexico, Nevada and the District of Columbia which will help kids find resources that will get them at the beginning of their lives.
The state government wants to be able to provide free contraceptives, and the federal government wants us to use money we make to meet this needs. The federal government gives more than $2 billion a year, but they pay the state $250,000 each year with its tax dollars.
I know there are many Americans struggling with sexual health issues and what they’re struggling with.
I understand that it took many years to get to this point, but it’s time to end the funding for abstinence. If you think that sex and dating are not in your best interests, then you have not developed enough control over their lives to have enough resources to deal with the real issues.
The problem that’s happening right now with young people is that they don’t have what it takes to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and get pregnant. They don’t have what it takes to control the risks and consequences. It’s our way of trying to provide the best that we can for everybody. The problem comes from the need to have resources that could help everyone else. And I think parents need to be able to make these decisions together with their family to make sure their kids have the resources they need. It could be a very small step for kids, but our nation is too short a span.
The answer to the health threat we face is to take action. Our children’s health is the lifeblood for our economy, our government, our health care system, and it’s hard to turn away from such concerns.
School districts need to have educators on their staffs that can be available for parents who seek information and guidance. Many parents dont know what is “normal” sexual behavior for children of a particular age. They may rely on personal memories or past experiences. And in a sense it is not helping out the teenagers but actually hurting them in the long run. They will learn from the adults mistakes and not from there own.
The teenage birth rate is declining. Between 1991 and 2002, the rate fell by 30 percent (from 61.8 per 1,000 women to 43). Still, in 2002 (the most recent year for which data are available), about 4 teenage girls in 100 had a baby. Teen pregnancy rates have declined in recent years. The decline is thought to be attributed to more effective birth control practice and decreased sexual activity among teens. And Balash believes that these rates have declined because of better education and teens are not having as much as sex, since they now know the consequences.
Teen pregnancy is an important issue. There are health risks to the children born to teenage mothers. Most are more likely to suffer health,