Children want to learn about sex, they just don’t want their parents to know they want to learn about sex.
Free pregnancy test and limited ultrasound are offered to young girls at A Beacon of Hope in the North Fulton and DeKalb County areas, including the cities of Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell, and Decatur struggling with and unplanned pregnancy. Many teens are becoming sexually active at a younger age. The influences and pressures of the media and peers often lead a teen to experiment with sex without realizing the difficult consequences that can arise.
New research proves that young people often have serious gaps in their knowledge base about sex which can leave them open to an unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and serious psychological and financial consequences. Most young people are not developmentally prepared for these types of consequences.
There are several influences pushing teens to have sex; their hormones, the media, their peers, alcohol use and the overpopulation of unhealthy relationships surrounding our current culture. According to research, both boys and girls are controlled by a desire to fit-in with their group. Girls face the task of trying to maintain a ‘good girl reputation’ while feeling pressured to extend their sexual limits. Boys feel pressure to have sex, appear in control and sexually knowledgeable. If you are a teen and choose to be sexually active you are probably unsure about how dangerous it really is.
Lack of information about sex and relationships leaves adolescents vulnerable and ill equipped to make the decisions they are often faced with. Parents play a vital role in closing the gap between what young people know and what they will learn from less reliable sources such as peer groups, the internet, and the media in general.
According to the Director of A Beacon of Hope, Talli Moellering, what parents need is help in beginning the conversation with their kids. Children want to learn about sex, they just don’t want their parents to know they want to learn about sex. Young people who discuss sex and relationships with their parents are far more likely to delay when they have sex compared to those that don’t talk about it at all with mom and dad. For more information, visit TLC Consultants. There is information here to help you speak to your kids about sex.
Research tells us that 33% of 9th graders are having sex and 62% of 12th graders are having sex. These types of statistics lead to many young girls wondering if they are pregnant. For more information on these types of statistics, visit Family First Aid.
A Beacon of Hope offers options counseling to a young girl along with a free pregnancy test and a limited ultrasound if the test is positive. In the midst of this type of setting questions will arise; what will my parents think, will my boyfriend stick with me, and am I ready to be a mom? A Beacon of Hope provides pregnancy and relationship resources amidst all of these questions with compassion and care. The mission is to promote healthy relationships and provide life affirming counsel and care to people in crisis pregnancies. The hope is that lives are saved, touched and changed while educating men and women, empowering them to make an informed choice about the life of their preborn child.
