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[quote=Anonymous]To the OP:  have you explained your objections to your DS?  I assume that this includes some aspect of moral/religious issues and some aspect of concern for the practical consequences of sex (STDs, babies).  I would start there.  Explain your objections and the reasons for them.  Explain that condoms are good, but not 100% guaranteed to prevent STDs and unwanted pregnancy.  Explain the consequences of teenage pregnancy and the practical costs of being a father (expenses, inability to attend college and also provide for child, etc.).  Don't over-sell these things, but make them scary enough to cause your child to consider them.  Perhaps a visit to a doctor to be tested for STDs (and given the lecture about how to avoid them) would be a good idea.  If you can get the girl to get tested, too, that would also be smart. At this point, he either has not realized the possible life-changing consequences of underage sex or does not care.  In the former case, you may have a chance of changing the behavior.  In the latter case, you probably don't.

In short:  explain to your child that you love him unconditionally, but that you are disappointed in his actions and want to help prevent him from making a potentially bad long-term decision at his age.  [/quote]

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