Teenagers on birth control is it sendin the wrong message or the responsible thing to do as a parent?

Responsible. It's better then having their children become young parents.Teenagers on birth control is it sendin the wrong message or the responsible thing to do as a parent?
It is responsible parenting. My daughter met a boy at 17, both were 17. from the day they net they were never again apart. For her 18th B-day i bought her the birth control they used to place in your arm. This was 12 plus years ago. the $500 seemed much cheaper than my child having a child. When they were 23 they blessed me with 9lb3oz baby girl who is the song in my heart to this day.


I was a parent at 16 and didn't want that for my kids. I had a great son and grew up fast.Teenagers on birth control is it sendin the wrong message or the responsible thing to do as a parent?
I think it can be both. If the parent just gives it to the child without talking to them and giving the child an understanding of responsibilities that come with sex, then it is sending the wrong message. But if the parent is open and honest, than it is a good idea. Teenagers are going to do what they want one way or another. I don't think babies having babies will help.
Coming from a teenager I would say it is the responsible thing to do. If she comes to you for it that means that she wants to be safe just in case, or that she has already done it but doesnt want to take any chances.








My mom offered birth control to me and I told her I would come to her...I never went to her though...I was scared. My boyfriend went to my parents to let them know that we made the decision to have sex and then I got birth control...Birth control is not 100% but it is a step toward helping teenagers and not ruining there life for the future.
depends on the reason i suppose.......


my daughter is 11yr old and will be on BC when she's about 13yr old. I'm dreading collecting the prescription because of the looks I'll get.


BUT he getting BC is 100% medical reasons anyway, she has a medical condition and is lacking in female hormones.. as her ovaries are non functioning.. she needs to be given hormones to help her develop and give her periods.. Just now she's on HRT to introduce estrogen into her body.......in 12/18 months she'll need progesterone and this is normally given as the BC pill.. it will also give her ';periods'; to keep her womb healthy........


the thing is i'm gonna be judged as a mother being irrisponsable especially if she's with me at the time as she also looks far younger than she is.........


the thing is though she's actually infertile so it's not like BC pills are gonna be for the reasons many other young girls need them.............I get funny enough looks at times getting HRT on a childs prescription, it's gonna be even worse when she needs the pill
You know what...the reality of it is that they are going to do it anyway. We can't stop them but we CAN educate them on how to be smart and safe. This includes explaining to them that the no contraception is 100% protection and that the pill alone will not protect them from std's. We need to be smart as mothers if we want our girls to be smart.
Responsible.
It is a good idea! Talking to them about it will keep them from getting the wrong idea on why you want to do it. That one minute wrong decision on thier part could cost them 18 years of responsibility of another human being. You know better than anyone else if your child is responsible enough to make these decisions on thier own.
I'd have to say responsible. If a lot of the teens just on Y!A were on birth control, I'm sure there would be less ';Am I pregnant?'; questions. Also educating them about sex would also help along with birth control. If your teen wants to have sex, they will regardless of what you say. At that point the best you can do is help them be prepared and knowledgeable.
It is sending the message that while we don't want them to go having sex that if they choose to do the adult act then they need to act responsibly and it is the parents responsibility to teach their children how to be responsible and yes that includes preventing unwanted pregnancies or atleast trying. My cousin told her mom she was thinking about sex at 16 and her mom ignored her thinking if she didn't say anything my cousin wouldn't have sex. my cousin begged for BC and her mom said no way. Well my cousin ended up giving in at 16 1/2 and got pregnant. Her mom yelled at her for being so irresponsible but the way i see it my cousin went to her mom and tried to talk to her about it and tried to get BC just in case and her mom is the one that didn't do anything to help prevent the teenage pregnancy.
I do not recommend it. Putting your child on birth control is like saying ';you may have sex now';
If you know or suspect your teenager is sexually active you would be a fool not to have them on birth control whether they are boys or girls. Once the horse is let out of the barn you


are not going to get it back in again so you might as well face facts and be responsible about it.
Responsible
It's being responsible so you won't become an early grandparent!
It's responsible.. if the teenager is old enough to be having sex, they are old enough to know how to take precautions. I think a parent NOT putting a child on BC that they know is sexually active is irresponsible.
I think a parent should sit down with their child and have a long discussion about sex and birth control. When I was in school a lot of girls were having sex. I think it's important for a girl to feel comfortable coming to their parents and asking for birth control. They are going to have sex whether we want them to or not. Birth control also helps less menstrual cramps for girls as well.





I have a teenage son and we've talked a lot about responsiblity and waiting to have sex. I know he may not tell me everything but he tells me a lot more than I would ever tell my parents.
This day in age I would go with ';responsible thing to do as a parent';





Let's be real here, kids are losing there virginity younger and younger as each generation passes. Parent's tell the kids to wait till marriage but the peers are saying it's the cool thing to do. The peers out number the parents. It really is best to educate the children, with out holding anything back, and hope they make the best judgment call. But if, as a parent, you get a feeling that your child is sexually active your not going to be able to stop it. It's best to protect than to have your teenage daughter become a mother.
I think it is but you still have to be able to talk to and not preach to your kids. If you feel they are going to or want to have sex they are going to regardless of what we think. But as parents we still need to protect them from themselves sometimes. I would put my kid on a form of birth control like the shot or something that I can monitor, that way I could go over it with them and continue to educate them on it. We need to parent them but we need to be there friend too and understand where they are coming from because we were once and still are there. We need to be as open as we can about our own experiences at there age to prevent them from making the same mistakes we did or to give them ideas at how to control the urges to have sex.


Everyone needs to wake up and realize it's just not the boys that are after sex. Girls have the same urges boys do and they are just as guilty. Truth be told, there are more girls having sex then there are boys and love doesn't have anything to do with it either. Most of the time guys want sex just to have sex, where as more and more girls are using sex to get what they want.
Totally responsible. If your child is sexually active, put them on birth control! You don't want to become a grandmother when you're claiming your child as a dependent still.





Let it Be: How did this come about?! How is being on birth control automatically mean the girl is a slut and banging everyone guy she can?! I'm on birth control and I've only ever slept with ONE guy - my current boyfriend who I've been with for FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.





I am being RESPONSIBLE by making sure that I don't get pregnant! Because I KNOW that my boyfriend and I aren't ready to have children yet! Would you rather me be a mother several times over now and become a burden to the government and the tax payers?





And don't tell me to wait until marriage. It's not happening. It rarely happens anymore. I'm not being cynical, I'm being realistic. How many people actually wait until marriage to have sex these days? Kudos to those who do, but they are an extreme minority these days.





With statistics as they are, I'd rather breath easy knowing my teenage girl is on birth control and she is knowledgeable about contraceptives, condoms, STIs, and the general mechanics of sex then not being able to sleep because she's being taught abstinence only and has no idea what sex is really about.





Welcome to the real world. It's not pretty, but it's what we have to deal with.
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teens will have sex whether they are on birth control or not, wouldnt you prefer that they were?
How sweet every one above me thinks it is ok to let your little girl be treated as a trash receptacle for some dumb boys ';junk';. And when she is all used up it's okay because another boy will be next in line....after all she is on birth control NOTHING to worry about. What about her heart and self-esteem?