So many people in today's society think that when a teen girl gets
pregnant that it is solely her fault. While it is true that she does
take half of the credit, there is the other half to account for. That
half is filled by the teen male. According to The National Campaign to
Prevent Teen Pregnancy, five out of ten teen males think that sex is no
big deal and that if the girl gets pregnant that it is not their fault.
This attitude needs to change and fast. The question is, how can we as
a society go about doing that?
The answer is male involvement programs. The number of pregnancy
prevention programs for teen girls far outnumbers those for the boys,
and this is just puzzling. Males play an equal role in creating that
baby and should feel the need to take responsibility in their actions.
This is where the male involvement programs come in.
Time Out is one of these programs, and while there are others, Time Out
specifically targets teenage male athletes by tapping into the coach as
a role model. The coaches then sit down and start an ongoing
conversation with their male athletes on sex, love and responsibility.
Male athletes are often in the limelight in both their schools and
communities and by directely targeting them, the information is often
then passed on to a large majority of the student body via the "trickle
effect." Male involvement programs need to play an equal role in sex
education and teen programs. Time Out helps take a step towards
reaching this goal.
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