It would be a good thing to think that our young daughters and nieces are not engaging in sex at a young age, but studies have shown that young women are indeed having sex as young as 12 years old.
Since we know that 12 is an extremely young age to be having sex, it can be safe to say that many of these girls that are having unprotected sex and many don’t know to be careful due to their inexperience.
What is a parent to do? How do they inform their daughters that not having sex before they are older and more mature is perhaps the best option when there is so much peer pressure? Also, how can a parent talk to their daughters about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases? It is not an easy subject to discuss, but is one that has to be handled. Statistics show that young women are being infected with STDs more often, so something has to be done.
The simple fact is, teens are having sex daily in America. Here is an article that ran in Time Magazine a few years ago. This article was sort of a wake up call to parents and teens. The link is: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,993659,00.html.
There are so many ways to help teens make the right decision and to be careful with their health. Knowledge and awareness is the best way to prevent STDs. For more information on teen sex and diseases, go to: http://health.discovery.com/centers/teen/relationships/sexstds.html. Young girls don’t have to risk their health just to fit in.