Quote From: gladiw8d I told a class of high school students that Dr. Phil said Friday "abstinence programs don't work" and that according to
Planned Parenthood the most effective programs are comprehensive programs that provide access to birth control & instruction on how to use condoms....
They too, felt betrayed to have one more adult was looking at them and say, "you can't control yourselves, so society needs to be protected from your bad decisions."
What followed was an intense discussion about how adults shove sex in their faces all the time, don't give them the standards, the examples or the encouragment to choose to wait, and then blame the teen for a lack of self-control!
We can surely do better by our kids than we did for ourselves...
GREAT POINT!!!
I'm still so hung up on the fact that Dr. Phil actually cited Planned Parenthood in his show, the very organization that thrives and depends on distribution of condoms, birth control, and abortion rights. Talk about biased!
Dogs and cats need to be neutered. But teens, who we trust to drive cars on highways, who at 18 protect and serve our country in the armed forces and vote to elect our government officials... can be (and have been) instructed how to exercise self-control and respect. We should not treat our young adults like little animals in heat... they deserve so much more dignity!
