The Benefits of Abstinence

"Should you pursue or have sex as a teenager? This is an option, and you get to make the decision. Like any other decision, however, there are things you should keep in mind. Here are three of the more important:

Fact #1: If two people have unprotected sex long enough, they will get pregnant.
Fact #2: This comes from the October 1996 issue of Scientific American magazine: "Six out of 10 women having abortions used protection." What that says is two people who have protected sex have a pretty good chance of pregnancy as well.
Fact #3: If two people have sex and one of them is carrying a sexually transmitted disease, then the other person has some probability of getting the disease, even when the couple uses protection."

Love, Sex, Marriage and Babies are some of the most confusing topics that teenager's face, especially in today's society. TV is saying one thing, parents are saying another, teachers may be saying something else and then there is peer pressure. Who is right? How does a teen make sense of it all, and how can a parent help a teenage child? Here are 4 articles that will definitely help both teenagers and parents to understand and discuss these issues:

Love is THE Fact of Life
Relationships are Random
Marriage is Forever
Teenage Sex is an Option