| Every year over 15 million Americans are
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| | nation continues to ignore a problem that
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| diagnosed with an STD (sexually
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| | has become an epidemic.
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| transmitted disease). The STD problem has
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| | The fact is that concerned parents are in
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| reached epidemic proportions in the
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| | a war to save their children's lives and
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| United States and around the world - and
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| | self-respect. Part of the problem parents
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| teens top the list.
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| | face today is that as a society we have
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| Ever wonder why? Is it because public
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| | not yet confronted the reality of what's
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| school sex education has failed to
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| | going on. The school system is often an
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| protect our younger generations and
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| | active agent in selling a sexually
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| because television makes sex acceptable
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| | promiscuous lifestyle to teenagers due to
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| to teens. The answer is clearly yes.
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| | the liberal slant of the public education
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| Popular television programs and even
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| | system.
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| commercials teaches teens that any
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| | Statistics show beyond a shadow of a
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| lifestyle is acceptable as long as it
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| | doubt that sex education has failed to
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| feels good, and or that everyone else is
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| | reduce teen pregnancies and STDs. Our
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| doing it.
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| | response to the failure of sex education
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| What television doesn't tell teens is how
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| | has been to do more of the same.
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| quickly it can go bad for them. The
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| | The reality is that there is only one
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| success and appeal of television is based
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| | real way to prevent sexually transmitted
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| on its promise of instant gratification:
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| | diseases (STDs) in teens and that is
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| You deserve whatever you want-now!
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| | abstinence from premarital sex.
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| Television doesn't teach teens that you
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| | We need to address this epidemic as a
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| always have to pay the piper; every
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| | nation, but parents can't wait for
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| action has a consequence.
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| | politicians to carry the ball; your teens
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| Sady, many teens are left to learn the
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| | are at risk today. As a parent, you have
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| hard lessons on their own, one
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| | a duty and a right to protect your child:
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| consequence at a time. Today's television
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| | Â- You have a right to demand that your
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| networks send the message that premarital
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| | child be taught the importance of
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| sex leads to happiness, fulfillment, and
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| | abstinence in his or her sex education
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| joy. Popular programming portrays
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| | class.
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| premarital sex as an important part of a
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| | Â- You have a right to take your teen
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| teen's preparation for adulthood. And
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| | out of sex education class and provide
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| because no one in questions this, it's
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| | home schooling in this area if you object
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| accecpted as fact.
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| | to what your teen is being taught in
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| Recent research shows that a majority of
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| | school.
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| young people will have had a sexual
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| | The best way for parents to protect their
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| encounter before marriage. In fact, 1-5
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| | children from STDs-and from the influence
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| five girls will have first sexual
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| | of television-is by modeling a socially
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| intercourse for the first time by they
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| | and ethically responsible lifestyle.
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| time they are 15.
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| | Research shows that positive parental
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| Television continues to make sex
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| | guidance is the No. 1 factor in a
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| acceptable to teens; teens continue to
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| | teenager's decision to abstain from
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| get pregnant and contract STDs; and the
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| | premarital sex.
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