Jul 07
22
Teenagers Not Having as Much Sex
Well, after we heard what seemed like consistently worse news in the realm of teen sex and teen pregnancies and spread of STD’s, it looks like American teens are on a positive trend when it comes to abstaining from sexual activity and practicing safe sex if they choose to have sex in their teens. What this means is that teens are healthier now, and this may be a sign of more positive upbringings and a changing attitude toward sex and choosing sex partners, with the emphasis being on individuality and not selling yourself short.
So, this means less spread of sexually transmitted diseases in the teen sector, as well as less pregnancies, and also a better attitude toward safe sex, or using condoms. It also means a possibility that the attitude toward abstinence may be one of more acceptance and willingness to not give in to peer pressures and “blend” with the crowd by having sexual intercourse just to please friends instead of satisfying one’s own curiousity about sex.
The teen birth rate is down significantly, and the surveys are showing that teen sexual education is having a positive impact on teen sexuality and is being more readily accepted and listened to. I can remember when I was in high school and junior high, it was almost like sex education was kind of something to be sniggered at, nothing really of any major importance because all teens think they are invincible and can never get pregnant or get a sexually transmitted disease from their sex partner (s). But now it seems like these kids are listening a little more, and actually heeding the advice of “boring adults”, instead of laughing at it and ignoring it as useless and impractical advice that only adults would give to stop their kids from having sex at too young an age.
In addition to this good news, apparently low birth weight babies on the decline, and also more teens are finishing high school, less are dropping out (obviously), so it appears that the sexual activity relationship to education is a clearly correlated one, and they both go hand in hand.
