Lox:, A very thought provoking response! When I read into your meaning, I see that you too, believe that the optimum training is that at home!! That is a position, that one takes early on with the children, with deep conviction, and seeing life from a distinct point of view! One must take that responsibility, to a degree, where there is no safety net, on not just sex, but other matters as well! As I said in another post, 'We must teach our children HOW to think not WHAT to think!' To value, not only their lives, but also others, and the effects that our actions may affect other lives. Psychologically, adults sometimes cannot bare the stress and strain of a relationship gone bad, let alone what it does, and burns out, in a minor, teenager!! No matter what policies may be institutionalized, to give an escape hatch(teen abortions, birth control, et al), it is our responsibility, as adults who know better, to turn our children on, to the realities of life, consequences, and rewards...and not the 'street'. By the way, technically, issuing birth control, condoms etc etc, is actually 'contributing to the delinquence of a minor, and opens the door for experimentation, which leads them to be prey for predators. The best, is to take responsibility as if there is no safety net, and mean business. Thinking that one is 'too hip for the room', and throwing caution to the wind, is the first step, to losing control!..Hey, God Bless