General Chat

The 'Youth of today' are not the way there are by choice... I think the 'Parents of today' hold most of the responsibility. It's very easy to judge someone and their situation without knowing the details. My Mother works with teenagers who are pregnant, regular lawbreakers, drug/alcohol-dependent and in many other horrifying situations. The problem is too many people are willing to stand there and berate them rather than acknowledging that there's a problem and doing something about it! I was not a promiscuous teenager but if I had been I'm sure I would have benefitted from understanding and support rather than condemnation and UNconstructive criticism.

Bec I agree with you wholeheartedly and well said!!!!! Julie xxx

I'm not sure the parents can take total responsibility for the way the child turns out!! I think 'society' as a whole has to take responsibility!

Society holds it hands up, it tries to help. We can talk about this thing called Society until the cows come home, but you have to remember, people are Society and if people refuse to make changes, make amends and take proper action, then this Society will never recover.

I agree Dan but when the 'bleeding heart' brigade say we can't discipline children what chance have parents got to maintain control?

Exactly! I thought I was going mad with my views. I might not emigrate to space afterall. There is hope! Ignore the bleeding heart brigade. I'm heartily sick of them! Lets get some proper justice, proper morals, proper society!

Contry to belief, there is more sex education NOW than there was when I was 14.(in 1980) (So there is no need for the excuse that they dont know what they are doing, or the confuse with love) My son had a sex education lesson in year 6 at primary school, which covered just a tad more than the basics. I had my sex education lesson in secondary school, about the age 12 or 13. It was just the facts IE the sperm and the egg. When I was 14, there was very little sex on the TV. Today there is sex in everything. Morals in this day and age are almost non existent. Late evening (as I found out last night lol ) there are programmes (documentaries) showing people having full sex leaving little to the imagination. (only certain bits misted over) (me eyes nearly popped out lol ) Even music videos mainly consist of bumping and grinding, and almost non existent drawers. sexual behavior is being accepted by most adults as being the norm so no wonder those underage think its right Elaine x

I will be very interested to hear what you all think of pills being handed out to kids!!!! Should we be told? Or not? Thanks again

Hold on they gave her a packet of morning after pills or put her on the pill? Should parents be told? I think the answer is parents should know what their children are doing!! My sister truly believes her 21 year old daughter is a virgin when i know for a fact she lost that title at 16!! just because she doesn't have a regular boyfriend doesn't mean she isn't having sex!!

Pre 16 of course parents should be told. If kids think they're old enough to do the act, then they are old enough to take the consequences.

the pill will solved 1/3 of the problem wont stop her dropping her drawers wont stop STD but will stop her getting pregnant ( if she takes them) Not a lot else seems to matter to the young peoples centes. they have solved the problem that presented it self

Pink They gave her the morning after pill and THEN gave her a pack of the Pill!!! janey x

I agree with Daniel, but drop in centres only take the info the young ones provide, a lot may well say they are 16 and most look it. Heather - Who would be mortified if my 16yr old daughter didn't come and talk with me first.

why 16 Dan? why not 14 or 18?

Then get I.D. No I.D = no help. It's called being resposible.

Part of the problem.........No I.D required.

Because in the topsy-turvy legal system that is the age of consent. Anything over that age is not the parent's responsibility legally, although I hope that their moral judgement is kept for life.

One thing to easily fix if they'd get round to it.

Daniel should be commended for his views on morality,if more of the young people of today thought like him there would be less trouble in the world. Well done Daniel !

I know Daniel and I'm and have always been 'for' I.D, but until the Government agrees we are stuck with it how it is. Yes totally agree with you Shadylady, good on ya Daniel x Heather x