Teen pregnancy
Author: Aaeron ehast
The teenage pregnancies are increasing . Today, throughout Latin America 900,000 adolescents are already mothers, according to the Latin American Women and Health (CELSAM). And these figures are repeated throughout the world.
In early February, the story of a boy of 13 who was the father with his girlfriend of 15 revived the controversy about unplanned teenage pregnancies . While not the first known case in public paternity at an early age, the young man managed to shock the world by their appearance as they did not exceed 7 or 8 years.
According to a report CELSAM, 11% of boys of 12, began sexually and 68% of those 15 also. And seeing all these figures, I come to mind two questions that are of critical importance: why the number of pregnancies continue to grow and how prepared are these young people to bring a person into the world.
What are the reasons for teenage pregnancy rate in each country does not stop growing ? It is a matter not only of the lower class, which takes most of the cake, there are examples of high school boys and famous as the daughter of former U.S. presidential candidate, Sarah Palin , who became pregnant at age 17 or Britney Spears’s sister, who had a son at 16.
The social status can influence but not the defining cause of teenage conceptions. That the topic of sex is no longer so taboo in many parts of the world, either. Some experts suggest that the main reason for the increase in mothers early is that ” young people their first sexual advance.
But sexually active at younger ages does not mean that the woman becomes pregnant. Means that teens are not careful, irresponsibility or lack of information and education.
Maturation
The boys, are ready to be parents? They still go to school, play with their friends and in turn must be responsible enough to raise a baby. The degree of physical maturity, mental and emotional, is enough to take over the Criaz, nutrition and education of babies?
Not a few experts agree that teens, in fact, suffer from many of the features you need to be parents .
It was because of the premise that in Costa Rica, in 2007, the government launched a program called “Baby, think again”, which involved thousands of teenagers from schools and public schools. With this proposal, they were taught the kids the responsibilities of parenthood, the costs involved in having a child, physical and social risks of being pregnant gives very young and the obstacles that could lead to a parenting teen.
Education
The other topic concerns the radical ignorance of adolescents about fundamental issues of sexual activity, prevention of disease and the chances of pregnancy .
A CELSAM research based on interviews of 100 parents of 70 adolescents from 12 to 19 years indicates that parents do not talk about sex with their children or do evil, and also makes differences between men and women .
For example, Alicia Figueroa CELSAM indicates that ” the boys complete the information gap with myths and fantasies and even managing information and knowing the risks, not protect or care for their partner. ”
On the other hand, “adolescents, typical features of their age are more likely to act to reflect. Many believe that enough to believe that something will happen to it does not happen , although there is no rational or logical basis hold that idea, “according to what they said psychologist Andrea Gomez Argentina.
In this sense, the doctors emphasize that the earlier it is sex education, the lower the proportion of teenage pregnancies and abortions (and later initiation of sexual intercourse). In addition, other experts go a step further in education and shoot that what is needed is “a different sexual education “because” so little is taught is very biologist or revolves around methods of contraception. ” Thus, sexuality is not linked to pleasure and as an important area of life, but the sole purpose of procreation .
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