Teens and Birth Control..

[carllyy]

Inspired by the Dr.Phil show..

Do you think it's appropriate for parents to put their teen on birth control? Does this give implicit agreement to the teen having sex?

I have to think I think it should be an option given. I don't think that giving your daughter the opportunity to be on birth control is going to make them have sex.

Comments

[candicejade]

I agree. Offering a teen birth control isn't going to make a difference. If they're going to have sex, they're going to have sex, y'know? A parent giving them the choice of birth control, (which I'm sure many wouldn't take, anyway), isn't going to alter their decisions. I don't think, anyway. It's very naive to think that if you offer it, you're encouraging it, all you're doing is preventing them from being a teen parent. And, this is coming from someone who got pregnant at eighteen, and whose parents never discussed it.
I will definitely give my children the option.

[carllyy]

Yeah, I don't think not educating teens is the solution.

[jackattack]

OOoohh. .all agreed *nods* super good point.

[blue_brat]

iiii agree with ya'll.

[carllyy]

apparently I only pick friends with my opinion :)