Archive for October, 2011

Reasons For Teen Abstinence

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Teen abstinence involves the avoidance of any sexual activity or play. It involves not touching another person’s privates either using your hands or another part of your body. It is very possible for teenagers to refrain from sex and doing so will not make you weak or make you lose your sexuality.

The profits of teen abstinence and among them are religious advantages where for instance, if you want to be a true Christians, you need to follow the teachings that encourage a teen to wait till marriage before engaging in sex. Besides that, you know that teen sex can leave you with an untreatable diseases like HIV/AIDS which has claimed millions and millions of lives and left other hundreds of millions dead. Sex at an early stage will most likely lead to multiple sex partners which is a breeding point for HPV. HPV also increases your chances of getting cervical cancer.

The advantages of teen abstinence are many and a good number of them are based on religion.

The Christian religion does not advocate for sexual intercourse outside of marriage and hence teens who subscribe to the religion should aim to act within its commandments. Avoiding premature sex will help a teen to stay away from unwanted pregnancies which will disrupt their studies and their lives. There are also STDs to be avoided. Some of these STDs include HIV/AIDS which has no cure up to now. Other STDs cause infertility and in severe cases can lead to insanity.

More than 50 per cent of the teens opt for abstinence and teens are increasingly starting to appreciate the importance of abstinence. One can still practice abstinence even if they already had sex before and decide that he or she will wait for marriage before choosing to have sex again. If a teen wants to abstain from sex, they should make their principles known to their friends or whoever they are dating, before hand. They should keep their bodies and minds busy with hobbies like art, sports, studies, music and others. Romance does not have to involve sex. Teens who are dating can enjoy walks, dates, talking and other non sexual activities between couples.

More than half of all teenagers prefer to abstain from sex and more of them are getting to see the advantages of teen abstinence. You can practice abstinence even after falling into temptation before. You only need to make a decision to hold on till marriage and stand by your principles. Do not be misled by your peers. You do not know if they have made a bet on you. Be very wary of peers like that who could be out for your downfall. It is a great honor to live a pure life and present yourself to your wife or husband as an unwrapped gift. Meanwhile, you can enjoy walks, talks, movies which do not advertise sex, go for double dates or picnics and enjoy teenage.

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Teens and Body Piercings

Monday, October 31st, 2011

You know what I mean–they are the teens of today–what used to be the fringe, the counterculture, who have now become more mainstream, the ones with the nose rings and pierced tongues. You silently wonder “how can they eat like that or blow their noses?” And then your 16-year-old daughter returns from school one day talking about her friend Mallory’s new navel ring. She thinks it’s cool and wants one. You are dead-set against the idea, but how do you handle this situation?

Some teens respond positively to “Not as long as your under my roof” and they wait until they move out or go to college. Other teens may say “Well then I’ll just leave,” and will move out. According to Woodinville, Washington, therapist, Elaine Pool, “You know your teen best.” You should know what kind of limits work and what kind of limits don’t. If your teen is one with whom you can reason, ask her to help you research the topic, and if after the research it still seems like a good idea, then you can negotiate.

Research the topic together and get all the facts, including sitting in on one someone else’s procedure so you and your teen get a realistic picture of what happens.

What exactly is body piercing? Body piercing is the creating of a hole, with a needle, in a part of the skin in order to wear a ring or stud through that part. This part of the skin may be the navel, eyebrow, nostril, septum, ear, nipple, tongue, etc. The holes created for body piercing are permanent, even if after the first year, the person never wears the body jewelry again.

In addition to the permanency, piercings are associated with dangerous health risks. Body piercings can become painfully infected.

And, according to Dr. Absar H. Haaris, of St. Agnes Hospital in Philadelphia, getting a body piercing “increases one’s risk for Hepatitis B and/or C” and HIV/AIDS. The increased risk is so great that the American Red Cross and regional blood banks have started to refuse blood donations from people with body piercings.

The health risks and permanent scarring are the long-term effects, but what are the more immediate effects of body piercing, since often teenagers think more about the present than ten or 20 years from now? Body piercing is a painful process, and most reputable companies will not do the piercing if the person has not eaten for fear of fainting.