Statistics have revealed that at least 4 out of 10 girls get pregnant at least once before their twenties. This trend is expected to worsen as indicators point to the next generation outperforming the current trend. What has caused the appearance of this problem?
Teen pregnancy has more vices than virtues. A group of people may not totally agree. In the first place, the disintegration of the family unit is the worst culprit, apart from the main and real problem of an atheistic society. What we see today is a society that, slowly but surely, has been distancing itself from God. Therefore, we have replaced this lost and incomparable relationship with other things like alcohol, sex, sports and other unsatisfying activities.
The breakdown of the family unit, where a mother or father stay to raise a child, has a disastrous effect, especially when the remaining father is also the breadwinner. To cover up this parental insufficiency, children must be educated by the media and are exposed to uncontrollable spending habits. The media has played a catastrophic role in making our adolescents, who in their current situation have not developed any skills, trade or personal development, see only one side of life. A lifetime of engaging in sexual activity at an immature age. The media has successfully erased any sense of dignity, morality, and modesty in the precious teenager’s life.
What life does a teenager have to give to their young? What good training or advice has a rebellious teenager received in assimilating his own children? However, as mentioned above, it is not entirely their fault, but our Godless society is a major contributing factor and the credit card lifestyle should also be deterred.
On the other hand, when looking at the current health of our adolescents, which has been declining and declining faster than ever, it is necessary to worry about childbirth and consider at what age a woman or a man is most fertile. More and more adolescents have problems with their reproductive organs; girls have severe menstrual cramps which, if not diagnosed at an early stage, can lead to future complications leading to infertility. Similarly, some teens are experiencing a low sperm count than the average man is supposed to have.
These health problems have an important link with the types of food that are eaten today. Our highly processed, genetically modified, and easy-to-cook foods are causing these early health problems. Imagine a teenager craving and eating fish and chips, cooked with bad fatty oils after school, what nutritional value is in this food besides the taste and flavor it gives it? Our teens are hooked on dead foods, for example, chips, carbonated drinks, sodas, and many more, resulting in the first signs of poor health. What happened to a healthy diet, with adequate portions of the 7 essential nutrients that the body needs, especially fruits, vegetables and nuts? A wise man once said, “Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”
We need to educate our teenagers and also quickly, as not having entrepreneurial skills, a vocation or a trade and bringing a child into this world will wreak great havoc on our society as a whole. Additionally, training their taste buds to eat healthy from an early age will prevent them from facing fertility issues should they decide to continue their education and careers to postpone childbirth to a later stage in their lives. The right time will be after your marriages, which is the wise choice. Keep in mind that children are a blessing from God and the moment of their birth is crucial for their well-being, their uniqueness and contribution to our planet earth.