How Do You Identify Effective Ways To Prevent Teenage Pregnancy?
In order to identify effective ways in preventing teen pregnancy, one needs to realize the risk factors. Risk factors for teenage pregnancy include young age, poor academic performance and being born to a single parent or a teenage parent. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent teenagers from having sex by talking to them, helping them, loving them and ultimately being a good role model and surrounding them with good role models. Realize that teenagers who have close relationships with their parents are less likely to become sexually active in their early teenage years. Encourage parent-child relationships. As a parent, be open with your teenagers about your own personal morals and values about sex. The worst thing a parent could do is avoid talks about sex with her teen. If possible, enroll your teen in a sexual education class and talk to her about what was learned. Be open about contraceptives. Communicate about consequences of sex including pregnancy, parenthood and sexually transm
