Condoms For Children

BOB · 17-07-2007, 09:36

do the wise people of accy web think its a good idea to give condoms to 13 year old children at youth clubs and schools

***Mr D*** · 17-07-2007, 09:38

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Originally Posted by BOB

do the wise people of accy web think its a good idea to give condoms to 13 year old children at youth clubs and schools

Yes, they should be free and easly available for anyone.

lettie · 17-07-2007, 10:01

In the grand scheme of things, condoms cost pence..

Unwanted teenage pregnancies, STI's and HIV cost Millions of pounds. Teenagers will have sex whether we want them to or not and as a society we have made it socially acceptable for young teenagers to become parents. If society has made this acceptable then there should be the means to protect teenagers from disease. STI's and HIV are most common between the ages of 15-25.

I would personally prefer not to see pregnant teenagers but have to accept that that is how it is these days. When my grandma was a lass, teenage girls getting pregnant either had to get rid or get wed. I'm not saying that the old ways were necessarily the best, but we have to accept that things have changed and employ whichever method of damage limitation we can. If it means easily accessible condoms then so be it.

mrjdallen · 17-07-2007, 10:30

good idea i think, they might never use them but atlease they know what they are are what they are used for

jambutty · 17-07-2007, 14:28

If you had asked me that question 40/50 years ago I would have said no but today I guess I would go along with it.

If nothing else they make great water bombs.

SamF · 17-07-2007, 14:38

In a word, yes.

shakermaker · 17-07-2007, 15:23

Definitely. Lettie said it all.

WillowTheWhisp · 17-07-2007, 16:00

I suppose my girls must be a rarity then because they do not intend to have sexual intercourse until they are married. I think it would be a preferable idea to teach 13 year olds how to say no to sex just as they are hopefully taught to say no to drugs. Neither of them have ever been offered a condom at a youth club or at school, although at school they have been informed where they can go to obtain them if they wanted them.

shakermaker · 17-07-2007, 16:20

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I think it would be a preferable idea to teach 13 year olds how to say no to sex just as they are hopefully taught to say no to drugs.

I don't think it is right to compare sex to drugs.

Young people can be mature about sex at young ages these days as society makes them grow up faster and faster. It is inevitable that the majority of them will want to have sex lives and measures should accordingly be in place to make sure they are safe.

It would be impossible to teach the majority of teenagers to 'say no to sex'.
However, teaching them to be mature in their decisions regarding sex is a viable option for schools and youth groups etc.

garinda · 17-07-2007, 17:48

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Young people can be mature about sex at young ages these days as society makes them grow up faster and faster. It is inevitable that the majority of them will want to have sex lives and measures should accordingly be in place to make sure they are safe.

But they aren't being 'safe', as can be seen with the ever increasing rate of teen pregnancies in the UK. If young girls are getting pregnant, the very fact that they are conceiving, puts to bed the idea that they are being 'safe', and protecting themselves from every other possibility.

WillowTheWhisp · 17-07-2007, 17:50

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

I don't think it is right to compare sex to drugs.

Young people can be mature about sex at young ages these days as society makes them grow up faster and faster. It is inevitable that the majority of them will want to have sex lives and measures should accordingly be in place to make sure they are safe.

At 13?

It's still illegal at that age - or do you propose that we also change the law?

garinda · 17-07-2007, 18:01

I think that instead of handing out johnnies, they should try and educate young people.

Educate them not to the facts of life, they are already very well informed and it doesn't seem to have worked that well, but educate them to the consequences of their actions, and to learn to value and respect their bodies.

When young people are happy to chose parenthood as a lifestyle option at such a young age, and show no ambition to want to experience life in it's fullest sense, something is badly wrong with society. An over generous welfare state, which facilitates such choices, being one.

Lampman · 17-07-2007, 18:07

I can't help thinking that it would have been better if the parents and Grandparents of some of our young neer-do-wells had been given contraceptives at an early age!

WillowTheWhisp · 17-07-2007, 18:10

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Originally Posted by garinda

Educate them not to the facts of life, they are already very well informed and it doesn't seem to have worked that well, but educate them to the consequences of their actions, and to learn to value and respect their bodies.

Totally agree with you.

grego · 17-07-2007, 18:24

I think some will do it anyway so I wouldn't object to the free condoms. Personally I cant believe people are doing it at 13 I was still playing with my dolls, agree that these teens need more real life education.