Why do you suppose young teens & children these days r having s*x and/or are involved in other sexual activity

Question

i don't ever remember this being so when i was in my early teens (by early, i mean 13 - 17).

do you think the problem is parents? school? tv? music? the increased number of advertisement for condom and birth control usage? i don't think many people in their early teens would know how to properly use those two forms of contraception.

what are your thoughts on this? even if you are in that age group, i'd like to read your opinions and thoughts as well!

Answer 1

In my opinion, its because it's glamorized in the media and on TV.  I think more kids are learning early and telling their friends.

Answer 2

This may not be at all what your looking for but I've heard that girls are reaching puberty lots earlier than they once did.

They probably feel more grown up at 13-17 since they have had their figures for a while.  I just think their physical bodies are maturing much faster than young minds.

Answer 3

It's because they are saturated in it on TV, ads, music, etc. Of course they are going to want to see what it's all about.

It won't stop until it quits making money for people.

Answer 4

SO many reasons, it's on every tv show, so many commercials, parents are not involved in their childrens life cuz they are too busy. Kids are left home alone more and more cuz parents are busy.

Answer 5

I really feel like its some of everything..The parents allow the kids to watch all of  this sexually explicit material on the tv..listen to songs with this explicit materials..but as soon as someone wants to tell kids about condoms or birth control..they go up in arms. Ithink that these kids are also believing this fantasy world of Hollywood..where s*x sells and can get you anything you want..no one ever talks about the stds that are invovled though..its really sad.

Answer 6

I do see your point and the logic of your statement.  But as a baby boomer, I grew up in the make love not war time period, it was acceptable to have s*x with whom ever you were with that night.  It was also acceptable for older women to teach young boys all about s*x.  I started at a very early age and I know most of my friends were also sexual active early on.  But, we also did not have to worry about today's sexual deceases, which is so scary it would make me wonder about my life style then and if I would be so brave to do that today.  Good question.

Answer 7

I'm fourteen.

And I don't think people are, actually....

I think it's just not as covered up and secret as it used to be..

the only difference now is, people feel more comfortable telling other people when they do stuff.

Parents aren't a problem, because people are talking to their kids more than ever now...School isn't really a problem, apart from guys convincing their gfs to go to far--but that happens everywhere -_-.  TV and Music...well, it depends on how impressionable the individual is.

And I hate it when people blame sexual activity on birth control.  It's sick and twisted--people are either going to do it the right way or do it anyway and end up with bad consequences.