I had an online opinion paper due this last week on what policy i think should be made in order to prevent teenage pregnancies and i quickly knew the best solution would be to have high schools incorporate a parenting course. What i suggested was to have this parenting course be made mandatory for all students to complete with an average of 70 or above in order to graduate. Why? Because i feel schools are the best way to tackle down the problem of teenage pregnancies being that adolescents already spend the majority time at school, so mid as well educate them on the reality of engaging in sexual intercourse. I really feel the schools boards throughout the United States should really put this policy into affect because with knowledge all adolescents have more of a chance of practicing abstinence or the power of protection! Many schools do not do much to educate students about sex because there are certain restrictions but in reality sex ed should be a school priority and be used to protect our youth from making the wrong choices. By having electronic babies, presentations, and lectures students will get an inside look on the consequences of engaging in sexual intercourse therefore significantly reducing the numbers of teenage pregnancies! If you all would like to know more about this idea you can google electronic babies and see how they have changed the minds of many adolescents.

Blog I Follow: #2 Teen Baby Blog!

I love this blog and ever since i've began following it ive learned so much because its so educational when it comes to pregnancies and teens i mean it not only shows articles about ways to prevent teenage pregnancy but it gives studies and statistics of the rate of teenage pregnancies amoung different ethnic groups! Like one blog i read was that Hispanic are more likely to get pregnant before the age of 20! I found that distubing being that i am Hispanic and live in a city that hispanic's dominate but the sad truth is i really do see more and more pregnant girls now and days anywhere i go! They even show studies of things that contribute to the start of an adolescents engaging in sexual intercourse like music, their communities, and alcohol. I just think adolescents should really take time to look at this blog because they will get a lot of insight on different aspects of teenage pregnancies and its very eye opening and might even scare adolescents! What also caught my attention was that they give us insight on the upcoming plans going to work for prevention programs throughout america, which from what ive read our government has invested thousands of dollars so i hope to see a great decline after these programs have started. So to all you adolescents you should TAKE A LOKK AT THIS BLOG, might make a huge difference in the way you think!

I was in shock today! I went to the doctor with my sister who is a soon to be mother and i saw so many pregnant TEENAGERS!!! Just goes to show what an epidemic teenage pregnancy has became and that just honestly disappoints me i mean why don't schools, communities even more PARENTS make more of an effort to put a stop to this!!! I mean schools can start by enforcing a mandatory parenting course that needs to be completed with a passing grade that will educate teenagers more about abstinence, contraceptives, and has electronic babies that are monitored that they can take home so that teenagers have more sense of mind of what sex brings. Communities should also take time to promote abstinence being that abstinence prevents more than pregnancy, and parents should just take more time to listen to their children and not let them get to seriously involved with someone and by limiting the time they spend at parties because that is the easiest way for an adolescent to get drunk and engage in sexual intercourse. I just really hope to see a decrease in the number of teenage pregnancies in the next decade because if nothing is done then what is our future gonna be looking like! Because don't forget "Almost everything great has been done by our YOUTH" and i hope that continues!!!

Blogs I Follow: #1 The Life of Ashley Salazar!

I been following this blog about Ashley and her life for a while now it has a lot to do with how she feels about having to give her daughter Callie up for adoption because she couldn't support her. I find it so interesting that she is really be affected by the adoption even though her daughter is not with her and for that is forever a changed person, you get to read about her days were she completely feels torn by her decision but yet you can still read about her highs which in my own eyes would probably have not been if she had kept her daughter. I also like that you get to read all the comments people write to her and its amazing how she can answer them with such a strong mind being she in her heart has made her decision and will forever live with it knowing "IT WAS FOR THE BEST". I really find myself in her at times because she too totally agrees that TEENS SHOULD WAIT TO GET PREGNANT because its a life changing experience no matter what you chose: Abortion, Adoption, or To keep your child; it all has its toll! She like me has the blessing to continue her education yet i feel bad that her daughter isn't around to experience her accomplishments with her. All this goes to show once pregnant "NEVER THE SAME AGAIN" which i wish teenagers now would understand so that they can save themselves from experiencing the heart ace and pain Ashley went through or the loss of youth like i experienced! Really you guys should read into her blog its very eye opening and can help you teenagers to realize waiting is the best choice!!!!

Started my documentary and its weird because even though i changed it up and did my documentary on adoption it still managed to some how touch on teenage pregnancy! I mean not that they don't somehow inter twin but i just saw teenage pregnancy in a different light. I want to share my thoughts on how i feel adoption is a great option for those unexpected pregnancies being that their are many different aspects to adoptions that can really benefit the child involved. Being that parents have the opportunity to have an open or closed adoption, also i feel adoption helps children have the opportunity of being apart of a happy home with stability, love, and unity. But i also feel this can be a devastating decision that i feel many adolescents will have a difficult time coping with being that many adolescents are emotionally unstable which is why i still think teen pregnancies should be stopped before any rational decisions will need to be made! Teen pregnancy can be a very bumby road with to many left and rights being that as a teen mother i always saw the road i wanted but went on the road i needed to take in order to provide for my child, which can really be difficult for an adolescent to do if they do not take the responsibility of having a child seriously therefore can end up neglecting their child. A child should be brought up in this world with love, stability, and unity which many adolescents cannot provide at such a young age themselves! If any of you want to learn more about adoption there are so many resources but i suggest www.adoption.org!

I gave a speech today on why teenage pregnancy should be stopped in my Communication 1301 class since I feel so strongly that our youth should wait to have children until they are accomplished, prepared, and responsible. Despite that my teacher felt that he needed to give his opinion after my speech on how he feels its not a problem in our society because he feels having a child at an early age sets an adolescent on the right path but having them grow up faster, bettering themselves for their children, and focusing more in school. Since he knew a lot of women who were teen parents and are now very successful people which yes that has happened but I mean just because an adolescent has a child does not mean they are going to step up to the plate and be a good parent, or at that continue to even get an education which in my opinion the majority wont. He left me in shock I just could not understand how he felt that our youth should have kids in order to supposedly better themselves when that is totally in the hands of the adolescent themselves! What got to me more was he felt like he knew more than me when “I HAVE BEEN THROUGHOUT IT ALL FIRST HAND!” Yes i know that i chose to stay in school and make the most out of myself for my child but i know more than a couple of people who in no way are good parents or have even bettered themselves for their child! But I guess everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion but I still feel our youth should be concentrating on making something out of their lives instead of trying to have children!!!