A member of the circle of moms kayleigh l. Posted : "what will you do if your 15-17 year old daughter came to you to tell you that she's pregnant".
What the circle of moms says is that 'preventing a teenage daughter from getting pregnant is not as easy as hoping that sex education at school alone will do that.
Here there are already laid plan ( tips and strategies) to prevent aged high school daughters from getting pregnant.
1. Have the sex talk
Its really obvious here, as many circle of moms member says they can't emphasis enough the importance of sitting down their teenage daughter and explaining all the fact about sex and birth control - information they need to make important choices about their body, their selves and their future.
" I plan to teach my children safe sex and birth control once they start learning about them at school" says jen b. "I'll let them know they can come to us once they start becoming sexually active. I know that it's getting harder for teens not to have sex, so I planned to keep my children informed on how to be safe.
2.Explain safe sex
Explaining birth control option is an important part of educating your teen daughter about safe sex,Suggests circle of moms members. " As a mom, I am already teaching my children about safe sex," says Christiana M. "My 10-years-old knows what terrible disease sex can cause and how most of them can be eliminated by wearing a condom properly. We'll keep condom in our home at all times while our children are teenagers because we don't want them to be having sex as a teenager.
We know we can't prevent it. But we want them to be safe.
The "talk" about safe sex should include "what sleeping with a boyfriend means emotionally to your daughter, says Dyan B. " I would talk to them about sex and what it involves emotionally and physically.
3.Teach her to Respect Herself
Its a mom's job to inspire her daughter(s) to care about herself emotionally as well as physically.
You have to talk to her, ask her questions, explain to her how boys of her age act and why they seem to want sex....stuffs like that. On a more serious note, if girls have good parents and learn to care about themself they will not go on to look for attention from boyfriends. Even if they'll have to, it will be little. and maybe they won't also make the choice of not being careful during sex.
They must also be teach how to have self control... And how to say no to any advances they may get from boys.
4. Always Encourage Abstinence
Many schools has helped by promoting Abstinence as the best choice. But numerous moms has been underscoring this message with their daughters. "I will also emphasis on the fact that Abstinence is the best way-out as we get into more detailed.
Parent must put into consideration and to follow religious teaching about the IMPORTANCE OF ABSTINENCE.
And emphasis more on how it's Gods plan to wait for marriage.
You need to let her experience how hard it is to care about little babies...let her know the pains she'll go through if she eventually get pregnant as a teen and the probability that she may die as a result of not being matured enough to give birth.
5. Discuss The Option
Some circle of moms says "the best way to stave off unwanted pregnancy is to discuss what the option would be if their daughters did get pregnant, says Christina M., once a teen mom herself. Since any choice, whether adoption, teen parenting, or abortion, has consequences, a discussion like this can be eye-opening for a teen. Christina elaborates, "If she came to me pregnant, after I stopped yelling, I would present her with her options.
Abortion is not a personal option for me, so I would never suggest it for my child, but I would give her the pros and cons of adoption and parenting. I would make her check out an adoption agency, and also sit down with another teen mom to talk about teen parenting."
6. Realise you can only try
There's so much you can do to prevent unwanted pregnancy for you daughter. You can prevent everything/anything. Mind you children/teens will always have their decision to some good and some will be bad also. All you can do is educate her, talk to her .... And always keep the line of communication open. So then , you'll be able to trust her that she can make the right decision for herself.
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