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Opinions from a Pre-Teen


These days, adults seem so paranoid about teaching kids about sex. I've never understood why. It seems to me that if kids are educated earlier, they will make better choices. I'm in 6th grade and they haven't taught us a thing about the dangers of sex or why you should wait.

First of all, we know that kids are not going to wait just because you tell them "Wait until you are X years old." It has been proven, that people do things that they are told are wrong, very often. Instead, parents and teachers should be teaching kids about the dangers of AIDS and other STDs. I have friends right here in my small hometown that has already thought about sex. Some may have actually gone through with it. I don't know. All are ages twelve through fourteen.

Second, since I'm sure that you probably aren't going to refrain from sex altogether, you should always use protection. Unless you want to have kids at 16, the male should always wear a condom. No excuses! I hear all the time that people plan to pull out early. I'm going to tell you right now, it doesn't work, and you can still get pregnant.

Before you start having sex at all, you and your partner should ask yourself these questions. Why do I want to have sex? Are we both ready for this? Do we both understand and except the risks? If you answered something like "to please my partner" for number 1, you probably should not have sex yet. There are many other alternatives to sex that are just as enjoyable and a lot safer.

You should next read up on HIV, AIDS and other STD's. It is always good to know about them. It would be a very good idea to talk to a doctor about this first. Remember, everything said there is confidential. Getting yourself tested for HIV would be a very good thing. Remember, just because you don't have the symptoms, doesn't mean that they don't have the disease.

I've written this article to try to better educate teens. If we can prevent one teen from contracting HIV or stopping an unwanted pregnancy, everything is worth it.

This article was written by a 12 yr old regular user in TSC, named Jared.

He has now joined TSC as a staff member


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