It can be a shock for parents to learn that their children buy condoms but if you find yourself in this situation you should be sure there is any real need for alarm before you begin to panic. Indeed, some will say it makes a lot of sense to encourage young people to buy them if they are experimenting in relationships with members of the opposite sex. Others recommend that advising young people to postpone sexual activity is the best course of action.
If you find condoms in the possession of your dependent it usually indicates that the child is either interested or already participating in sexual activity. The way you deal with the matter will depend very much on the age of the young person in question. If the person is below the legal age of consent to engage in sexual relations you will first need to investigate whether your child is actually caught up in an abusive situation. This could be that they are engaging in sexual relations with someone who is legally deemed an adult.
Although sex between an adult and a minor raise serious implications, this is not where the vast majority of the problems lie. Most youngsters are actually forming love affairs and potential sexual relations among their own age groups. The problems that can arise from this are no less serious however. Teenage pregnancy is on the rise and continues to plague governments who do not know best to tackle the issue
Some advisers will advocate that you should advise your children about contraceptives early so that under age pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases can be avoided. Some parents have been known to actually purchase condoms on behalf of their children.
Those who argue in support of encouraging young people to think about safe sex practices believe that prevention is better than a cure. They say It is not realistic to expect youths of today to resist the massive onslaught of sex promoting messages they receive from the media. Peer pressure is also an enormous challenge that most young people will find it hard to withstand and therefore are coerced into sexual activity.
However, there is a strong lobby who disagree entirely with arming young people with condoms as a solution to tackle problems. They advocate abstinence as the only meaningful answer. Research seems to back up their position too. Studies have shown that young people are indeed affected positively by consistent and strong messages on abstinence. This is especially true when the messages come from a source that the young person respects.
Children and young people trust television and radio as a source of information sometimes more than they trust their parents. Strong messages on television advising against premarital sex are likely to have a huge impact on youngsters. After all it is this same media that is promoting sexual awareness at earlier and earlier ages.
So, there are two main courses of action you can choose to take if you find that your child is ready to buy condoms. You may choose to help the child take responsibility for safe sex by having the information and the contraception or you may decide to advise your child to wait a bit longer and heed the message of abstinence.
If you find condoms in the possession of your dependent it usually indicates that the child is either interested or already participating in sexual activity. The way you deal with the matter will depend very much on the age of the young person in question. If the person is below the legal age of consent to engage in sexual relations you will first need to investigate whether your child is actually caught up in an abusive situation. This could be that they are engaging in sexual relations with someone who is legally deemed an adult.
Although sex between an adult and a minor raise serious implications, this is not where the vast majority of the problems lie. Most youngsters are actually forming love affairs and potential sexual relations among their own age groups. The problems that can arise from this are no less serious however. Teenage pregnancy is on the rise and continues to plague governments who do not know best to tackle the issue
Some advisers will advocate that you should advise your children about contraceptives early so that under age pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases can be avoided. Some parents have been known to actually purchase condoms on behalf of their children.
Those who argue in support of encouraging young people to think about safe sex practices believe that prevention is better than a cure. They say It is not realistic to expect youths of today to resist the massive onslaught of sex promoting messages they receive from the media. Peer pressure is also an enormous challenge that most young people will find it hard to withstand and therefore are coerced into sexual activity.
However, there is a strong lobby who disagree entirely with arming young people with condoms as a solution to tackle problems. They advocate abstinence as the only meaningful answer. Research seems to back up their position too. Studies have shown that young people are indeed affected positively by consistent and strong messages on abstinence. This is especially true when the messages come from a source that the young person respects.
Children and young people trust television and radio as a source of information sometimes more than they trust their parents. Strong messages on television advising against premarital sex are likely to have a huge impact on youngsters. After all it is this same media that is promoting sexual awareness at earlier and earlier ages.
So, there are two main courses of action you can choose to take if you find that your child is ready to buy condoms. You may choose to help the child take responsibility for safe sex by having the information and the contraception or you may decide to advise your child to wait a bit longer and heed the message of abstinence.
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