Family Life Education

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Family Life Education

Family life education is a way of educating and informing family members on important and general issues that are needed for the development of their formal, informal and social lives. It also refers to what teenagers should know about their sexual activity and reproductive health. Family life education is necessary because lack of proper information and education could result in danger for the ignorant teenagers.

Teenage pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, refer to pregnancy in female between the age of 10 and 19 years. It occurs as a result of having sexual intercourse after the outset of the teenager menstrual period.

Teenage pregnancy in a female is mostly unintended and unwanted, and it can be dangerous to both the pregnant and the unborn child.

Some of the sign and symptoms of pregnancy include the following:

1. Frequent urination.
2. Stoppage of normal menstrual flow.
3. Dizziness
4. Vomiting
5. Breast enlarge
6. Nausea
7. Frequent fatigue
8. Increase vaginal discharge

The implication of teenage pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy is common nowadays because teenagers engage in unprotected sexual intercourse due to ignorance. Some of the implication of teenage pregnancy includes:

 1. Unsafe abortion:

Unsafe abortion mostly occurs when there is no proper sex education, too much parental pressure, and shame of not letting others know about the pregnancy. Some pregnant teenage often goes to some untrained medication personnel to seek for a solution. This could be very dangerous because it could lead to a complication, loss of life, contraction of diseases, damage to the womb, etc.

2. Emotional disability:

A pregnant teenager often feels insecure, lonely, depressed, guilty, and at times feels suicidal and stigma that is attached to teenage pregnancy.

3. Socio-economic disability:

A pregnant teenager is affected socially and economically. Socio-economic disability includes; poverty, inferiority complex, termination of education, disruption of life goal, etc.

4. Health risk:

Pregnant teenagers are vulnerable to higher risks of premature birth, infant mortality, a baby born with many health complications such as underdeveloped baby organs. Small or tiny pelvic opening in teenage girls, makes it very difficult for the baby’s head to come out during labour and in extreme cases, it might lead to death.

5. Financial problems:

Financial problems such as low income, sometimes pose a huge threat to teenage pregnancy.

Ways of preventing teenage pregnancy

There are several ways of preventing pregnancy in teenage girls. These include the following:

1. Abstinence: Abstinence refers to the act of not indulging in any kind of sexual activities. Abstinence is the most effective way of preventing teenage pregnancy. The practice of abstinence means no risk of getting pregnant or contracting a sexually transmitted disease.
2. Contraception: Contraception is a birth control measure that involves deliberate prevention of pregnancy by using medications or other means.
3. Natural family planning: Natural family planning involves pregnancy prevention without the use of medications or any other means. It involves counting and woman bodily change throughout her menstrual cycle.
4. The use of a condom.
5. Parents should supervise and monitor their teenage children.
6. Parents should educate their teenage children about sexual intercourse.

Types of abstinence

The types of abstinence include the following:

1. Secondary abstinence: Secondary abstinence is the process of not indulging in any sexual activity for a period after having sexual intercourse in the past.
2. Periodic abstinence: Periodic abstinence is a type of abstinence, which involves natural family planning, i.e. the act of not indulging in any kind of sexual intercourse during menstruation, after child’s birth or during the time of breast-feeding the baby.
3. Delayed abstinence: Delayed abstinence means waiting a little longer before having sexual intercourse prevent immediate pregnancy.
4. Long-life abstinence: Long-life abstinence is an act of not indulging in any sexual activities throughout life to maintain purity and stay relevant religious activities such as catholic priest-monk, etc.

Benefits of abstinence among teenagers

People abstain from sexual activities for many reasons. Some of the benefits of abstinence among teenagers include:

1. It develops good self-control measures.
2. Reduction of health risks such as sexually transmitted diseases, cervical cancer, etc.
3. It makes room for the right relationship.
4. It can also give inner confidence and peace among teenagers.
5. Promotion of a balanced relationship.
6. It gives time to enjoy proper intimacy that is not based on sexual intercourse.
7. It serves as the most effective way to prevent unwanted pregnancy.

Why some teenagers do not engage in sexual intercourse

Some of the reasons why a certain set of teenagers do not engage in sexual intercourse include the following:

1. To prevent unwanted pregnancy.
2. To protect their virginity for future purposes.
3. For fear of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
4. To keep their dignity and moral values.
5. To avoid emotional distress.
6. Due to religious or cultural disapproval.
7. To avoid negative consequences such as cervical cancer.
8. For fear of being caught by parents.

Some myths and facts about pregnancy

Some of the myths and facts about teenage pregnancy include:

1. Myth: You cannot get pregnant if you are on period.

    Fact: The fact remains that you can get pregnant if you have sex on your period. This is because sperm can stay alive in your body for several days, and if you ovulate within the days, you can get pregnant.

2. Myth: You cannot get pregnant if you have sex in the swimming pool.

    Fact: Irrespective of the choice of location of sex, so far the penis enters your private part you can get pregnant

3. Myth: You cannot get pregnant if he uses the pull-out method.

    Fact: The fact is that once a guy is aroused, he releases pre-ejaculation fluid and this fluid is capable of making you pregnant.

4. Myth: You cannot get pregnant if you have your clothes on.

    Fact: Clothing has nothing to do with conception. You can get pregnant whether you are wearing cloth or not

5. Myth: You cannot get pregnant if you have sex on standing.

    Fact: The fact remains that you can get pregnant in any kind of position, in as much as the penis enters your private part.

 

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