Honestly, if your 16 year old daughter asked for birth control...?

yes. i will. and ill teach her about sex education. id rather support her and teach her to be safe than to tell her no and at the end she will suffer because she willget pregnant.

Yes, because she could always just say she's having a lot of trouble with her period and get put on birth control anyways... I did have trouble with my period, and I did end up on birth control, although my dad was NOT happy about it and wouldn't let me go on it before I was 18 (although, several years later, I'm still a virgin). Plus, unless she specifies that it's for period reasons, I'd get her condoms, too, because hormonal BC doesn't protect against STD's and she'll have a second method in case one fails. Either way, I'd still emphasise that abstinence is the safest option, but once a kid has sex, there's not really much going back.

My sister comes to me for advice all the time, she is not as mature shall we say as most young ladys her age, so we have not had this discussion yet. I have talked to her about sex, and about not having sex until she is ready to and if she does feel she is ready to come to me and we will get her on birth control so that she runs less of a risk of getting pregnant, and also have talked to her about using condoms to not get std's.

I'm realistic. I had sex at 16 years old. I had my first child at 20. I now have 3 little girls and i will tell them the same thing when they are at the right age... as soon as they hit puberty. We as parents have to be able to make our children feel comfortable enough with themselves and with us so that they do not make the decision at such a young age to have sex, or to end up pregnant. If your daughter is 15 and comes to you and tells you that she is thinking of having sex, and she is dating a boy her own age and they have been together for 6 months, then you better get her on the pill because no matter what you say, they are going to do it one way or another. Would you rather be paying 30 dollars a month for the pill, or would you rather have another child to take care of because your child still has to go to school and can only work so many hours????

Oh my I would totally take her to get it. I would also buy her some condoms, and show her on a banana how they work. Here are my reasons.

I would take her to get birth control and condoms because it is better to be safe than sorry. If she asks you for birth control she is curious, and most likely she'll probably do it. She is being very responsible by asking you for it. Even if you have to take her behind your husbands back at least you know your doing your best to protect her.

I would show her how to put a condom on a banana because some guys will trick girls or some just plain don't want to use a condom. Or if he is just as inexperienced as she is then he might not know what to do either and how to put it on either. By buying her the condoms, showing her how it works, and putting her on birth control you are doing your absolute best.

Because you can instill in your children their whole lives to wait until they are married before they have sex, but that don't mean they will. Especially in this day and age.

Trust me I have a son and I worry to death about when he is older and him having sex. There are so many STD's, and possibilities of pregnancy it's unreal. But it's something that comes with parenthood.

All we can do is make sure they are safe, teach them about STD's, and do our best as far as teaching them to wait until marriage, but that is just highly unlikely.

All we can really do is be there as parents. If we refuse to give our children birth control whether it be pills or condoms then they are either gonna do it anyway and be unsafe, or they will get it somewhere else. But if they come to us and ask us then they are being very responsible.

But if they want to do it they will regardless of what we say.

I told my mom when I was thinking about having sex and sure enough about a few months after that I started having sex. She was proud that I came to her. My dad was against it and forbade me to get on the pill. He forbade me from the pill and sex, but I would've done it anyway. My mom got it for me anyway, he of course found out later, but at least I was being safe. There was nothing they could really do.

I would just get it for her because of the fact that i'm not in denial about how things are going nowadays. Teens have sex, younger and younger, and as much as parents want to believe that they can know where their teens are going and exactly what they do when they get there, they just can't. Short of locking them in their room and homeschooling them, they won't know what they're doing all of the time.

Just because you put her on birth control doesn't mean she'll have sex. My mom put me on birth control at 14 saying that she'd rather i'd wait for sex but if i did choose to have sex, at least i'd be safe. At that time, i had planned on waiting until marriage for sex but i went on it anyway thinking that if i did happen to change my mind, i'd have back up protection already in place. Now i'm 17, on birth control and still a virgin. I'm choosing to wait until my boyfriend and i get engaged in a few years.

I would suggest if your daughter ask for birth control, you get her on it but also have a talk with her. Explain the risks of sex (even with protection) and recommend that should she have sex, she make the guy wear a condom. Put your mind at ease by knowing that even if your daughter is sexually active, at least she's being safe.

Until about a year ago I would have said don't do it. I now regret that and have a seventeen-yr-old daughter and a 2 and a half month old grandson. Now I'm not saying he is a mistake, he is beautiful and well-loved and we are doing all we can for them. But it is tough! We now know that even if we don't allow birth control- our daughters will likely have sex anyway. Better safe than sorry!

Yes. Even if she may be making the wrong decision, she is trying to be responsible about it and that should be encouraged. How stupid would you feel if she decided to have sex anyway (which she most likely will do) and ends up pregnant because she wasn't protected well enough because you wouldn't allow it? How would you live with that? Denying her birth control wont stop her from having sex, it will only stop her from being responsible with it.

There are also many other benefits to BC. I started a full year before I became sexually active to make my periods lighter and more predictable, and it helped with my cramps.

I have a 14 year old daughter, and a 17 year old daughter. If either of the two asked, I would immediately get them to the doctor!!! If they feel close enough to you to ask, and trust you enough, don't let her down. If she's asking, she must be considering having sex. Just ask yourself one question, am I ready to be a grandma? You have a while before you have to face this, but I admire you for thinking ahead. That's a good thing for a parent to do.

If you have a type of relationship with your future daughter that is open enough for her to come and talk to you and tell you that she needs birth control then yes by all means you take her to get it. I talked with my mom and she did the very same thing after a very detailed discussion of STDs and the importance of really loving and trusting the person I wanted to be intimate with. Several of my friends did not have that same type of relationship with their mothers and ended up with abortions and early teen pregnancy.

I would but the age of consent here is 16. I'd still give her a talk on safe sex and condoms if she wanted to go on the pill. I'd also talk to her to make sure she was not being pressured into anything that it's what she wants and for the right reasons

Yes I would. If she wants to have sex she is going to no matter what you say. I would rather my child be safe from getting pregnant. Cuz then if she gets knocked up she can blame it on you... in a sense. I have a daughter too and my husband said he's gonna make her start taking birth control when she's like 13 LOL. I would of course educate her on safer sex practices, condoms etc. as well as the pills!