The reason I ask the question is because I am part of a research team that basically is trying to work with parents in my community, who have teenage children, to prevent teenage pregnancies. I think it helps to talk with parents, but I really feel that it would help more if we talked with teens also. Because the research team wants to focus more on empowering parents and help parents to talk with their teens that I don't get to go around talking with teens. Not that I want to push my beliefs or values on the teenagers but I was curious how one could (if possible) go about preventing teenage pregnancies besides offering condoms/protection. I think the research team is pushing abstinence but I feel that it's unrealistic.

I thought that it would help me better if I understood why. I mean, I know why I had sex at 15 years of age but my reasons can be different from another teenager's/person's.

Thanks for responding...some interesting replies!