On the surface, these facts and recommendations may seem like no-brainers, but actually, no kidding, the situation is considerably more complex than we might think. The fact is that the teen years times of raging hormones and rebellion. Teenagers don t have to listen to their parents anymore, as if they ever did. They are more mobile and less dependent than before and have plenty of places to hide. Their main source of information and values is the peer group.
Some kids belong to conforming peer groups and other kids belong to rebellious peer groups.
They know the facts of life, the mechanisms of conception and the means to prevent it. They get the information one way or the other and compare notes. That s the way it always has been. That s the way it always will be. Some kids are realistic about the facts of life and are cautious and responsible.