One of the common myths about teens and sex (it appears to be “Teen Week” here at World of Psychology!) is that teens nowadays are trying to hold on to their virginity by engaging only in oral sex as opposed to full intercourse. New …
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I do not at all agree that teens having sex is “normal and healthy”. Have you lost your mind? No one should have sex until they are ready to be a parent (pregnancy often occurs even with the use birth control), and handle the physical, emotional, and spritual consequences of having sex. Teens just aren’t ready for this nor are they mature enough to use birth control responsibly and protect themselves from STD’s. Having sexual feelings is normal for teens, acting on them is foolhardy.
We have to ask ourselves why teens are not able to handle the different consequences of having sex. Teens are physically able to reproduce on average between 12-14 years of age depending on gender and individual development. I believe that nature designed us this way for a reason. If teens are not mentally mature enough to handle sex it is only due to societal conditioning and forced morality. In many times and cultures teenage girls regularly gave birth to children and were entirely capable of raising and taking care of them.
I would argue that you raise children in a controlled environment and you could make them excellent parents at whatever age they become physically able to reproduce.