I have no idea - when I was that age...well the whole way through school even - I had absolutely no sexual desires what so ever, so I find it hard to understand why they do now.
When I see girls in school now they look so much older, like older teens, we all looked like kids even when we left at 16!

I'll tell you why in one word.

Media

It's pretty silly to expect or think that teenagers aren't going to have sex. Whether people agree or not, the biological reality is that their hormones start working then and no amount of shocking ads and ''education'' is going to override hormones. It's the exact same thing as asking a grown adult to abstain from sex for the next five or more years.

I'm not convinced that making smaller condoms encourages sexual activity. I read a study recently where some areas which had a very strong religious foundation (hence preached abstinence) had higher rates of teen pregnancy than less religious locations (study in the states). It's just one study but it's pretty revealing. Abstinence programs don't work for the most part and that's been pretty soundly established too.

I don't think they should necessarily *market* these condoms as being for younger teenagers. After all, even grown men have penises of varying sizes and many could benefit from a properly-fitting condom, so I don't think those condoms should be age-specified. It's just a size issue. Agreed though that I can't see a lot of men going in and asking for small condoms, LOL

it gives me so much saddness for the future, makes me scared of having a daughter and sad for when my son has to go to school, as i dont think you can homeschool here.
i remember back in my day when i dyed my hair at 12 and i lied to everyone who asked as they all thought only whores dyed their hair, and my friends used to tell me off for painting my nails red/pink at 17 because i looked like a tart! and im only 22 now!
seriously. tst tst tst tst tst tst tst

To reduce teenage pregnancies - and I suppose STDs.

I think parents of these kids have a lot to answer for - you know letting them dress like adults and go out at night etc....but we will never be able to make that kind of parent so their job properly unless they are punished.

Personally I think one thing which would help hugely would be that school age kids have to be home at a certain time - and if they are found out in the town and are under age then the PARENTS should be penalised - something has to happen to make the parents take responsibility of their children and what they are getting up to.

wow for once i disagree with you! lol
i dont think hormones,or the want for sex is all that strong and i could easily go 5 years without if i had to, example if my DH had a problem and couldnt then no biggie i just wouldnt do it and not care.

what these kids need are some self help toys,.

People are not having sex at ''younger ages'' than they did years ago. It's been happening since the beginning of time. In fact, it was MORE normal for teenagers to be having children and marrying in ''ancient times'' (hate using that word) than it was for older ones. The only thing that has changed since those times is that people started being healthier for longer in their lives, lived longer in many cases, and slowly the CULTURAL norm for sex and children changed, not the BIOLOGICAL norm that has underscored sexual activity for centuries.

im not talking about ancient times im talking about the past 100 years or less. x

That might be true of YOUR sex drive, but people have varying sex drives. Some women on here speak of the need for sex several times a week whereas others are happy to go without for long periods of time, or only get the urge once a week, or a couple of times a month. It's all very individual, and yes, there certainly are many teenagers who wouldn't have the urge or thought to do so, but there are also many that do!