A handout for teens

LEARN FOR LIVING

A non-profit Educational organization
209 Pine Street, Alexandria, Virginia  22305 
 

703) 836-4986 
 
website: www.learnforliving.org

 

BEFORE YOU MAKE A BABY CONSIDER:

  A baby is a new life, a miracle, a blessed event, an  

18 year  RESPONSIBILITY

  GIVES YOU THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB YOU WILL EVER HAVE

REARING HIM OR HER INTO A WELL ADJUSTED CITIZEN

  So, are you married?

Do you have a stable relationship that is good the for the long haul?

  A baby should not be an accident. It should be planned.

Careless sex causes accidents

  A planned and wanted baby becomes your most important and cherished possession.

  An unwanted baby creates deadbeat dads and welfare mothers.

DEADBEAT  DADS CAN NO LONGER JUST WALK AWAY.  

They are tracked by computers, taken to court, may find boots on their car wheels, their face on most wanted bulletin boards.

  If there is a pregnancy, the girl needs to avoid alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and medicines to help insure a perfect baby. She needs to get prenatal care and check ups. The father needs a good paying job.

  So what do children and youth need to know about sex?  

That sex means RESPONSIBILITY