Wise parents know where their kids are all the time.
I have seen some of the best parents kids get involved with sexual activity
No way. Condoms give the ILLUSION that there is such a thing as safe sex, that you can have sex without consequences.
. They’re smart enough to know how a baby is made, however that does mean they care. Teens are they type of people that go ahead and do the stupid thing now and deal with the consequences later. They don’t think about to taking precautions. You’re right that a lot of teens are ingrates, so what makes you think they are all going to use the condom when the time comes? Condoms are easy to get a hold in most cities yet I don’t see abortion rates going down much.
They are gonna do it anyway, so give them at least something half or more effective againt disease or pregnancy
Plus the babies born out of wedlock is about 60%, plus the thousands & thousands of abortions performed
That is a lie from the enemy. I am doing what I can to preserve the original innocence of my children’s youth. “They are gonna do it anyway” isn’t true for a great percentage of kids raised in godly Catholic homes.
Okay, here’s the part that I find very confusing.
Even the very best of parents can’t watch a 16 year old 24/7.
Why not?
And to be realistic, many a child has greatly dissapointed their parents. You only know what yourself is doing, Yes we want our kids to be chaste, but a lot of times it dont work out that way, it`s not a lie, its realityThat is a lie from the enemy. I am doing what I can to preserve the original innocence of my children’s youth. “They are gonna do it anyway” isn’t true for a great percentage of kids raised in godly Catholic homes.
Unchaste kids are “gonna do it.”
A kid isn’t “gonna do it” if they are always with their family. Or has made a personal vow of chastity or remaining a virgin until he or she marries.
I didn’t “do it.”
I have many many friends who also didn’t “do it.”
As a single Catholic parent, I am still not “doing it.” And I expect the same from my kids.
It takes nanno seconds for kids to have sex parents cannot monitor every single minute of the day in their kids life, be real. A lot of pregnancies take place right in the Childs home when the parents are working , shopping etc
I am with you, why not?
Which means they aren’t watching their children. Instead of leaving your young boy at home alone while you are at work, how about making sure he is with someone responsible? How about taking your child with you when you go shopping? How about making sure he is hanging around other kids that have families that believe what you believe? There are many things you can do to help keep your child chaste. There is no reason to just throw in the towel. As a parent it is my job to make sure my child grows up with values and morals.
That is the reason that my husband and I decided one of us would be home with our child. Our son would not come home to an empty house in the afternoons, not be “left to his own devices” when everyone’s parents were busy at work.
. The upside, we have raised a young man of integrity who is strong and intelligent and talented.I totally agree. One of my sons made the team. The other one didn’t.
Thank you kage_ar. I knew it was possible.
Now you have a son that you trust to be able to stay at home and not mess around.Yeah I believe it’s in their mid 20’s that the brain usually becomes fully developed. Even then so it can take several years after that to use it properly.Thank you kage_ar. I knew it was possible.
THAT is what PARENTING is all about!!! We aren’t done just because they are TEENAGERS!!!
Little by little they show you they can be trusted. Since I’m the original poster of this thread, I can say that at this point…my son isn’t ready to be trusted to make mature, adult choices. He still needs parental authority and direction and supervision…and discipline.
When he’s an adult, he’ll be able to make his own decisions. There is a lot of training that has to go on between now and then. There is still like 8 years to go before he even has a fully developed** brain **that can make moral choices, rather than choices based on his natural drives. That’s why we have to know where are kids are and what they are doing—all the time.
However, despite what many say here about how hard it is to raise their tots and young kids, I think the hardest part about being a parent is watching your children leave the nest and wondering if you gave them all they needed to be successful in life.I can’t agree more with this statement. I think that almost all of guys who play sports all four years in high school tend to display the aforementioned traits whatevergirl listed. I know it helped me make good decisions throughout my childhood and make strong lasting friendships (which I still maintain today). I played for my middle school and HS soccer team’s growing up every year. I also played baseball for many years, but not for the length that I played soccer. Being dedicated and focused on success in sports absolutely contributed to keeping me out of trouble.