Do you feel teenage sex is more a moral issue or social issue?

In other words, do you feel that a child who has parents that practice and teach good moral character is less likely to have sex or do the social pressures overcome these teachings?Do you feel teenage sex is more a moral issue or social issue?
What does sex have to do with moral character...something like that, that is propelled by natural human instinct cannot be considered 'immoral'.. Obviously, sexual education should start in the home as a dialog between child and parents. The more comfortable a child is talking about sex, the more comfortable they will be asking their parents for advice/help. Social situations do add pressure, but a child who has been brought up in a situation where sex is not a taboo or immoral topic, where they have gained understanding of the consequences, will likely make an appropriate decision.Do you feel teenage sex is more a moral issue or social issue?
Yes, I believe that if the parents ACTUALLY teach their kids rightly then they would be less likely to have sex before marriage.
i think that it may be in the middle of the two. you can be taught to be the best person in the world, but at times i think kids take it for granted and really just want to find out things for themselves. there is pressure at times, but i dont think thats the biggest part of it.
society dictates morality.....so I would say it is a social issue.
I will say that it is the values you teach your children but even with good values sex will become monetary in a way.. I can say that I will teach GOOD values to my kids and moral too.But they will be the once deciting when to have sex for the first time and how to say NO too.. I feel that teaching our kids to say NO and wait for the rigth person can be OK, but again we can NOT decide when are they going to have sex.. We will not be there!!!


This is just my personal opinion :)
I feel that as a parent I have a moral responsibility to my kids to help them understand the physical %26amp; emotional consequences of their social behavior. I feel that sex SHOULD be a personal decision %26amp; not a social or a moral decision. I know great kids of very nice people who have had children out of wedlock %26amp; really nasty little things that are ';holding out'; but trashing everyone else in town. Which one do you want to be your kid?





Personally, I have always, since they were tots, told my kids, ';Please, don't ever, ever, ever, ever, have sex until your married, BUT IF YOU DO, use a condom.'; I have explained that sex can be a beautiful expression of love between 2 committed people but it can also feel dirty %26amp; cheap if both partners aren't equally committed. I've told them when I was a kid, I could get pregnant or maybe a STD, but they could get DEAD. And I have told my daughter to ALWAYS remember that no matter how lousy sex is, getting a baby in will always be easier than getting one out!!!!





My goal has never been to scare my kids away from sex, regardless of how much I would like them not to have it, but rather to alway take a responsible approach to having sex, always respecting both themselves %26amp; their partner.
It's a mix of both, but I think now in 2008 it's more social. Sixty years ago before tv's were common and when people were modist and sex was very very taboo, it was all moral. Now sex is everywhere. We sell kids clothes, food, cell phones, everything by using sex. 13 is the new 20. How can you expect to surround kids with sex all over their lives, and yet not think that they might try it? Honestly, unless you don't own a cable tv, and live in like a small amish community or something where everyone is totally sheltered, then how can you not think kids will be curious enough about sex to try it?
it is definitely both... you have to have a strong structure at home as well as a good group of kids to hang out with... i read so often in this forum about kids getting mad at their parents for not letting them hang out with certain people... whether it is something they can phantom or not, parents used to be teenagers, we are well aware of the pressures and we are well aware of who the bad kids are.... we may not have been faced with the exact items ( coke, crack, meth, etc.. ) but we were still faced with drugs and other things... like pot, hash, alcohol and sex... the items are different but the pressures are the same. i have come to believe in this phase of my life that parents raise kids because they used to be kids and they can be knowledge for their children...
i think its kinda both things at times.


if i were to have sex and my parents find out, they would pretty much kill me. they raised me to wait for the right person -even though neither of them did-





but then it comes to friends, and.. if you have a bunch of friends who've already started having sex with people, the sometimes pressure you into having it. its like, they say how great it is and say your missing out, they could be pressureing you and not even realize how much they are.





but yeah.


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but, i go along with what my parents have taught me.


[that a plus, i know a lot of girls that have had kids while they were teenagers... and its a sad thing to see..-half the time,-]
Ooooh good question.





I think it is both a moral and social issue. Yes, the social pressures can override in some situations, but if a child is set a good example, then they would be less likely to mess up.





As a teenager, it would have really helped me if my parents had been more open and honest about their own mistakes and experiences. Also, the fear of being judged makes it really hard for a teenager to feel like talking to an adult about this topic when they are struggling.
Parents can do as much as they can regarding these issues. No amount of church, moral teaching or being a good role model is going to change how a teenager reacts to things. Some teens tend to rebel more than others. Society has a lot to do with it also. But it all depends on how the child sees things in the end.
sex is normal. not deviant or abnormal. its not a good idea fiscally and maturity-wise to have sex as a teenager. guys suck at that age haha and girls are fools. even if you give your child all the tools (morals etc) it doesn't mean that when it comes down to a hot and bothered moment they will chose to not have sex. each person is different. it also isn't always the parents fault. a child gets to an age where they are an adult and in adult situations. hopefully the parent prepared that child so that they can think for themselves in that situation but who knows *shrug*.
i agree with NumeroUno. shut the **** up loser and let us having sex isn't hurting you well **** off