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Terrible!!! Babies Making Babies by Nobody: 9:20am On Aug 13, 2015 |
Article written by Charly Boy. Read below..
There is a growing trend amongst
teenagers now, more for those living in the
villages than in the cities. Babies are
making babies. Statistically, teenage
pregnancy has been on a rapid increase
globally so it's not just a demographic
issue anymore.
Modernisation sure is a factor, young
people these days are not as naive as they
use to be in the 50s, 60s or 70s. The
social media, the playground of all young
people have become a major challenge.
The unstable economy, instability in the polity,
the crazy level of unemployment, have all
contributed to the rising statistic of teenage
pregnancy. In all of this, parents are at the
centre of it all, parents scratching to make a
Living and trying to stay afloat, making little or
no time for the child. Parents whose priorities
have changed, who leaves the nurturing of the
child to the house helps and parents who are
too old school to make their children their
friends. In the 60s even a good labourer or
mechanic who had a small family unit had
better quality time with his children coz the
environment then was more stable before the
chaotic playground called the Internet.
It is a shame that our culture does not really
encourage children to be friends with their
parents so sex is never discussed. The child is
left to figure out sex education from his/ her
peers. Parents are usually too bashful or far
too shy to discuss sex with their children.
Most parents apart from totally avoiding the
subject, see it as a no go area, expecting the
child to remain innocent till he/she gets
married. Hummmmm really. It is clear that
there is a lot parents and their teenage child
can do to reduce teenage pregnancy. However,
statistics has also proven that most teenage
pregnancy, are from children born out of
wedlock or to single parents.
The most important thing a parent/parents can
do to prevent teen pregnancy is to be involved
in their teen's lives. Make time for your teen,
talk to them like you would to a friend. Be
friends with your child, we make a gross
mistake in thinking that teenagers are to young
to grasp the meaning and intricacies of life,
how very old school that mentality projects.
You must get interested in whatever your teen
is interested in and if they have no interests,
help them find some! So many parents don't
want to face this reality but unfortunately
nowadays, children are having sex earlier than
they used to. It should not come as a shock to
you that the average 13year old child may
already be experimenting. There is no proper
way to have this kind of sex education
discussion with your child than to just have it!
If a parent builds and cultivates a good and
open relationship with their child, it will make
this kind of conversation easy. Teenagers who
openly communicate with their parents are
less likely to become teenage parents.
Once a child knows and feel that they can
come to you with anything, believe me, they
will tell you everything and you may probably
end up their best friend. Am talking from the
strength of my experience with my own
children. Teens want to know the facts so they
can make a choice. Part of these facts include
the your value or the family value. You can
most help your teen by giving him/her the
facts on sex, teenage pregnancy and
relationships by sharing your values and
expectations.
I am blessed that my children come to me as a
friend before a father. Sometimes visitors to
the PunkPalace are more or less inspired by
my relationship with my kids. I use to be
afraid of my late father many moons ago, till
the day he told me how proud he was of me,
since then we became very close friends. You
may ask, at what age do we start to initiate
this kind of discussion with our children. I
would say, even as early as 8 or 10, as soon as
you see your child getting more interested in
their body parts, know that the time has come.
How to initiate the topic? There is no other
way but in your own style and language talk
the talk. Don't let outsiders do that for you.
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Re: Terrible!!! Babies Making Babies by majamajic(m): 9:24am On Aug 13, 2015 |
So true |
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