To prevent girls from getting pregnant during the holidays : Parents, double your vigilance

After school and university holidays, it is recurrent to observe that learners (es) and students (es), become fathers and mothers. And for good reason‚ the period is favorable for them to drown in sexual activities without any precaution.

This is also the period par excellence of exhibitionist attitudes. In traffic lights or in the middle of traffic‚ young girls parade by day and especially at night with barely covered bodies. Society thus assists‚ speechless or even passive in the advertising of sex. A new school year is over in Benin. Make way for big vacations, intended for fulfillment after several months of concentration. Also in some private universities, students observe the break. Holidays, these are also times chosen by parents who send their children to their loved ones, to allow them a change of air.

Meanwhile, other learners are taking advantage of the great truce to do holiday jobs or assist their parents in their income-generating activities.. In recent years and especially thanks to social networks, this period is transformed to advertising sex, especially by learners. Permits to visit a comrade, a friend or relative, they engage in harmful sexual activities. In the bars, les Night-Clubs, on “Zémidjan” motorcycle taxis, in the vons, on sidewalks, populations feed their eyes with other modes of clothing.

Panties that show off a good part of the thighs, outfits that barely veil the navel, hip, Chest; new forms of makeup, braids that almost fall to the ground… Many learners have opened the season of erotic advertising. The phenomenon is much more experienced in the big cities of Benin : Cotonou, Porto-Novo, Parakou, Abomey-Calavi, Natitingou, Djougou, Abomey, Bohicon and others. Most of the time, this way of behaving or dressing constitutes a bait that these shameless young girls tend to womanizers and pedophiles. Goal : to offer one's body in return for banknotes. The holiday season, it is also the period during which "the girls of joy" are competed on the ground by vacationers. This is the time when everything is confused. By naivety or snobbery, other learners who are in their prime, engage in sexual activities, on the advice of their comrades.

Pregnancy as a trophy

By embarking on such adventures during the holidays, some learners think they are sufficiently equipped to handle the situation. Ending up with an accidental pregnancy‚ is one of their last worries. They place all their trust in contraceptive methods, to get out of it without any consequences. But the latter not being infallible‚ some end in great regret.

Many become pregnant and mark a definitive end to their studies and their bright future. Pregnancy crowns like a trophy this dirty vacation time spent carefree. Was, are born the gnashing of teeth and moans. shameful, some even go so far as to end their lives by suicide. Moments of happiness that turn into nightmare and tragedy.

More vigilance from parents

Parents have a very important role to play during this holiday period.. Discuss and share with their children the consequences of irresponsible sexual acts. As well, should they be more vigilant in controlling exits, the frequentation of these ; give them advice so that they do not indulge in vices. This is also the time for parents to offer moments of relaxation to children.. Take them shopping, visit public places, museums and have fun in the maquis, game rooms, the restaurants, going to the beach together… It is extremely important for parents to spend more time with their children. Sometimes‚ the lack of this relaxation in the family on the parents' side is the basis of the licenses observed outside among young people. It's always interesting to see them return to school safely once the holidays are over..

Etienne YEMADJE (Coll)