You know my grandmother had no TV to watch in 1936 when she was 8 months pregnant with my mom and just getting married.

A lot of women in our family tree were pregnant before marriage and many as young as 12 and that was 100+ years before movies and TV. I don't know maybe on the Mayflower when they came over they had suggestive R rated shadow puppet "movies" to pass the time? Otherwise this whole study is flawed.

My mom was 16 when she had me, married, but still 1953 not a lot of sexy TV on. Heck even Lucy and Desi slept in separate beds. So TV did not influence either if them getting pregnant at an early age or out of wed lock.

I think some people need to redo their research.

Our girls were allowed to watch what would be adult R rated movies( no porn of course but movies like Porkeys, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) in their pre and early teens. We were with them at all these movies and used it as a means of communicating about sex with them. Lots of really hysterical conversations came from those movies and education! Jill and I still have some great conversations over aspects of sex I never could have had with my mom. Thank goodness she won't go into a relationship thinking things are taboo or kinky that are perfectly normal.

Once my daughters knew everything that we could teach them ( and a lot they taught us sometimes) then they were told they were on their own to make that decision when the time came because we would not be there to make that decision. They knew all the consequences of what could happen so they had to take responsibility if something did happen if they chosen to have sex.

I explained why it was important to me to wait until I was married to have sex but they were individuals. And though I would prefer their waiting for many reasons, I would stand by their decision and not judge if they chose to go a different route and not wait.

Then there were the kids that were friends of my daughters that were not exposed to such "lewd and suggestive" movies. They were the ones who asked me at sleep overs and in car rides home "Mom, what is oral sex?" Their friends all called me mom. Many of these kids still had sex that were not allowed to see anything but PG or PG 13 movies and TV and most their parents had no clue they were sexually active.

I personally think parents need to be very open about sex from the time the child is born. As soon as they can touch themselves the race is on for most parents to make sure they do not find out how enjoyable sex is. I say forget putting sex out of their reach teach them safe and appropriate ways to express that natural itch!

Hence my feelings that we teach children that masturbation is not only OK but healthy and SAFE. Buy your daughter a vibrator, get your son some magazines or whatever (I have not raised boys so not a lot of advice on that side). Put locks on their doors and tell them this is something done in private, be discreet, and don't try to stop what is going to happen anyway.

Then a lot of kids would be sexually satisfied and not feel pressured to have sex. The teen pregnancy rate would go down, abortions would go down and less STDs.

Plus teach them the difference between real love and sexual satisfaction. There is a difference between just fucking and making love. Many kids do not get that message. And when lonely, bored, or depressed will turn to the first person who will "comfort" them.

JMHO.