Persuasive Speech About Teenage Pregnancy

During this time in society, it is becoming harder and harder for our children to be children. It seems that these days age does not define the mindset of our youth. The young mind is actually becoming more mature than we think, and this is causing our children to grow up just a little too fast. They do not realize that their actions go hand in hand with their consequences, and they simply do as they please. There are many problems affecting our youth today such as underage drinking or drug use. One of the most important, however, is teenage pregnancies. It is ironic, considering teenage pregnancy is 100% preventable. Yet every year our kids are having kids, each new parent younger than the last.

There are many reasons that teenagers become pregnant. Some of them want to have babies... but the fact of the matter is that 80% of teen pregnancies are unintentional (teenhelp.com). And in majority of those cases, it is from lack of knowledge in birth control, or even the general reality of what sex is. While some may state that it should be the parent 's job to educate their children about

We can teach both the boys and the girls the reality of being parents throughout pregnancy and after child birth. There can be lessons on what happens to the female body while carrying a child, and how the father can experience Couvade syndrome, which is a condition where the father-to-be experiences pregnancy symptoms like weight gain, nausea, insomnia and mood swings (Bean). Then instructors can teach about the pain of actual child birth, and what exactly happens to the body during the grueling hours of labor. Then las but not least, what happens once your baby is ready to go home. If our students are taught about what actually happens when you have a baby, they will more than likely take more precaution when having