OPINION: Oprah Wrong About Approach to Teen Sexuality

By Suzanne Venker , Author - April 18, 2009

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Though I didn't see it, last week Oprah did a show on teens and sex. At one point, according to my television sources, Oprah and others were discussing the best way to approach teen sexuality. Apparently Oprah took the standard, politically correct (read: liberal) approach: Let your kids know you don't want them to have sex --but make sure to provide them with condoms , "just in case." That way your children are safe should they make the decision to have sex. Then Gayle King, Oprah's best ... Read the Full Article
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  • acitizen
    stats?

    roughly 1 in 4 women in the US are infected with HPV, that's not 88%. When told to abide by abstinence , a lot of kids choose abstinence. Why not promote the adage-- well there isn't one, but maybe "Get your pants on and do something productive" works. It allows them to practice delaying gratification. Which could lead to some very good decision making.

    - acitizenUS April 20, 2009 11:55AM

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    • james67
      stats.

      might want to check your stats on HPV and consult your gynecologist/oncologist on that one. as far as the abstinence point, you're dead wrong. i refer you to the january issue of Pediatrics and the study conducted Janet Rosenbaum of John Hopkins which found that abstinence pledgers wound up with only 10% lower rate of sexually transmitted diseases than non-pledgers.

      - james67US April 20, 2009 5:09PM

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