Why teens fall prey to sexual acts

Why teens fall prey to sexual acts

This topic is termed very sensitive because it has do to with sex education.
A lot of people especially our parents tend to shy away from it.
Nevertheless, its importance in our day and can't be over emphasised as we see that most teens fall into error in this regard.
Sex is sacred and its exclusively for the married. When anyone engage in it outside the context of marriage is an abominable act.
Illicit sex is so prominent in this generation so much so that feelings and appearances lead most people into the act. Yes!its called an act simple because it involves two people performing it.
Now,our teens fall prey most times as a result of many factors. It could be as a result of gullibility, lack of self control, inadequate sex education, peer pressure, competition or complex issues etc
Whenever this topic poops up, its always easy for most people to point accusing fingers on teens forgetting that they were born into homes.
Unlike most people my opinion about this is different.
As a teen girl growing up in my town, it was almost normal for a girl to fear going close to the opposite sex for fear of getting pregnant. Its funny but I'm sure most of you can relate to this. This was what our mothers told us and it was just their way to tell us to avoid unguided relationship with the opposite sex. But the aftermath effect of that teaching led to timidity and an unhealthy fear.
Its certain that you can't be everywhere with a child but lessons taught at home in love(without the intension of sinking in fear) is stamped in the heart of such.
Sex education/godly teaching is the answer to every pressure that any teenager goes through. I am particular about teens in this article because compared to my days when technology wasn't so so invoke, the rate of immorality now is alarming.
This can be intertwined with what they see on TV, internet and mobile devices. For the females,they want to compete with their mates in dressings and style in general so they go all out to older boys that can probably afford whatever it is that will keep them relevant in the midst of their peers. If parents pay apt attention to the needs of their teens, all these will be averted.
I can remember vividly that I snicked to check my yahoo messages from school because I had friends who left my school, so in the bid to connect with them and know what was happening in their lives, I had to open a yahoo mail then. My parents didn't know about this cause they would have probably taught I was using it for something else. But now a days, teens have direct and close access to the internet right from a mobile device. Unlike the DSTV and others where a parent can activate parental guidance, its not so for mobile devices.
This is why my heart goes out for teens. There is a lot of immorality they are exposed to on a daily bases. Someone once said that its difficult to be a Christian in our days. Its quite true!!!
I want to employ parents to concentrate more on telling and teaching their teens all there is to know about sexual acts(kissing, caressing, touching, smooching and the likes). The truth is that what you don't teach your teen will be learnt wrongly outside. I will make reference to the movies "I need to know". I looked forward to each episode cause there was so much exposed about sex education in it . I'm sure those who were teens at that time can relate to this .
The teenage is a time when they want to explore, know and try new things. They also ask a lot of questions at this stage(that's for those that are not timid).As a parent or guardian, be keen on answering those questions in details. Also, their bodies move and react to what they see or feed their emotions with. For the boys,they want to dress up nicely, have girls around them just to prove their masculinity or for emotion sake. They also want to do things their own way and this is what I love about this generation Z, their creativity!This is normal.
For the girls, they want to feel appreciated by their appearance, beauty and worth especially from the opposite sex. When this doesn't happen, they tend to feel down and inferior. Now, this is where parents should go the extra mile to build their confidence so much that they would not need any extras to make them feel confidence in themselves.
I credit my self worth and confidence to my parents that sank into my head right from teenage hood that I don't need to impress anybody by my looks or dressing. Just look original, simple and modest. Trust me, great people value that compared to those who prefer to look overdressed in appearance just to impress when they lack substance in themselves.
Self worth is one of the factors that also drives teens into acts that ruin their lives. When every teen appreciate themselves for whom they are and not what people say/think about them, the ills and sad menace prominent will drop drastically. You don't need a guy or a babe to appreciate who you are or how good looking you are. You are blessed, unique and awesome in your own way. All you need is to brace up yourself, develop yourself, add value to your personality and be that person you have always dreamt of and everyone will appreciate you.
As my senior Pastor often makes a joke that says"nobody is ugly or born ugly, na money never touch you". As funny as it sounds,it's very true. I employ every teen to get focused, don't wave from what is valuable to you. Get education, get skill, make excellence your best pal and be relevant in whatever you do.
You don't need to look sexy to be noticed by people who are relevant in our world today. Look beautiful and attractive but with brain and intelligence well mixed with it.