Black People : Drop In Black Teen Pregnancy Rate

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This is a good thing!

These are still the formative years when females need to have their heads in the books learning about themselves, their culture and the world at large rather than learning parenthood from irresponsible males.

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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy reports that between 1990 and 2009 pregnancy rates have fallen by 51 percent for Black teens in the U.S.
"The decline has been fueled by three factors: more teens are waiting to have sex; they also report fewer sexual partners and better use of contraception," said Sarah Brown, campaign CEO.
Since its peak in 1990, teen pregnancy has declined 52 percent among 15-17 year-olds and by 36 percent for 18-19 year-olds among all races.
Most adults are not aware of the progress teens are making.
"The credit for this remarkable national success story goes to teens themselves," said Brown. "Unfortunately, precious few adults are aware of the good news. In fact, nearly half of Americans incorrectly believe the teen pregnancy rate in the U.S has increased over the past two decades."

This is why, perhaps not most, but MANY of us need to dust the cobwebs off our brains and come into the 21st century. The world and the attitudes that form it are changing. Our responses need "adjusting" as well. And, since most adults are not aware of this new attitude of our children towards childbirth.... along with taking our heads out of the 20th century, we need to TALK to our children (as opposed to "do as I say do!") so that we may guide them along paths we feel are beneficial to their futures. Otherwise, we truly WON'T "understand...."
 

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