TLC's New Show 'High School Moms' Premieres Sunday: Should Pregnant Teen Reality Shows Be Banned?

Firstly, I still believe in freedom of speech! & People are going to watch what they want... if people don't watch... show is off! THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!

Hey, I work in the film industry... more American jobs, keep U.S. money in the U.S. More education & income for those teen moms... less welfare tax dollars paid.

Banning something doesn't get rid of the problem. If you choose to watch these shows, as a parent, you should also be having discussions with your teenager about the reality of having a baby. (And having a baby in the house doesn't hurt either, the perks of having my son 10 years after my daughters.) My teenage girls regularly remark about "how stupid those girls are" for having sex and getting pregnant before they were ready to shoulder that type of commitment and responsibility. The best way to educate your child is to be involved in their lives and not allow discomfort or your own hangups to keep you from talking about the important stuff. Don't let the TV teach them about life... I don't like those programs, personally, and prefer not to watch 'reality shows' at all.

Actually all Reality Shows are bogus because they're actually scripted

Yes, get them off the air & off the streets! The mistakes of the parents of the boys co-responsible for these horrific, resource wasters are the most contemptible. Make them history!

i think that it has a very negative impact 0n s0me girls and that will affect 0ur generati0n!.......

not cuz they make kids wanna get preggers but its boring and there should be better things on tv

I say ban them. These tv shows are making these teen girls feel like oh well if I get pregnant it won't be hard because they are seeing these shows where they make it seem like being a pregnant teen isn't a big deal. I understand they are trying to show the world that not all teen moms are low life's and that some graduate high school. But still there shouldn't air shows like this then teens think its cool to have a baby and it's not.

Let's see they have Teen Mom, 16 & Pregnant, and now this? How many shows about it do they need?

Everyone makes mistakes. A child is very precious and a child shouldn't be trying to raise a child most of the time she will be alone. Trying to do the best she knows how and the child is the looser. So we need to teach the girls and THE BOYS about having babies. I'm the Mama of three
boys and I only have 1 grandson. Parents talk to your children. WE need parents more involved in the children's lives not learning everything off of the television set.

I agree. When they watch these tv shows they' think that will never be me. But it can happen to anybody (except boys) we need to talk to our children ourselves instead of having a tv show showing them.

I think they glamorize teen pregnancy. The teens think "hey I can be on TV if I get pregnant" Really though they show some aspects but not all of what teens go through as a teen parent.

You shouldn't ban them. I find them extreamly annoying though.

Doesn't SH get tired of manipulating polls (and people) to get the results they desire??

I don't think there's more than maybe a handful of people that would actually try to use the government to shut down a program like this. But I'm sure plenty would think that it's social conditioning, actually promoting and glamorizing teen promiscuity/irresponsibility.

Perhaps more would say they're sick of reality shows, a million different spin-offs, some would probably write the studio to express their dislike of the idea. Or is this Chicl-fil-A /Starbucks divisiveness, trying to catch conservatives with their pants down, that there might not be products among the trillions that they're giving money to?

Ban? TLC "bans" itself. Come on, people, can we stop trying to instigate fights?

I don't think young unweds should be shunned, but I don't think their impending motherhood should be celebrated, recognized, or otherwise publicized, except as an example of how to royally screw up your life, your kid's, and probably saddle your parent with a new, expensive burden. The vast majority of these poor kids will have substandard jobs, missed opportunities for more education, and minimal time to spend with their poor babies who need them. Parents need to swallow their pride and sanctimoniousness and educate their kids -- girls AND boys -- about birth control early and help them obtain it. As Bill Cosby so wisely told his daughters, "I don't want you to do IT, but if you do IT and you do not use IT, you will have IT, and I don't want IT."

birth control-ABSTINENCE! and that saying at th eend is horrible, if your daugther does do something bad, i woul dnever recomend her do another evil and kill her child! no!

BANNED?
Somebody gag the censor.
I wouldn't watch that dreck, but bans are just not American.

bans are american in todays world! especially if the government can't make money off of it

No.
They're ANTI-American.
The people running our country now are totally anti-American.
It's disgusting.

good point. thought the majority of americans still think america is the greatest free'est country in the world.

It's still the greatest.
Our rulers are busy trying to take that away from us, too.

america isn't he greatest! not by general standards nor by what most europeans think or other people think!

canada actually comes second for best living after some uropean country, america doesn't even make third, sorry

Their opinion doesn't matter.
Neither does yours.
If Canada and Europe are so flipping great, what are they all doing HERE?

thats bull! i am canadian and i can't even see myself visiting america right now! i would love to see hawaii and alaska! but i mean america is so close to fasicm and i don't want xrays just to visit!

I live in Florida, and 25% of your countrymen are HERE.
I've been to Canada, and it's a nice place, but you guys have ridiculous taxes, socialized medicine, and bad weather. I won't be darkening your door, either, chum.
You are right in labeling Obi's illegal regime as fascist.
He's a criminal.

yes our tax is high, but we don't have fascist laws like NDAA! yes we have socialized medicine, but our food isn't processed using poisonous gas! (can't remember the exact name)

we have fine weather! cold yes, but we enjoy it (well i do)

My mom had her first child at 39. My friends mom had her first and only child at 16, and she's 30 now.

I guess it proves to people that you shouldn't have kids young, but then again it's idolizing these kids.. kinda torn.

I have an idea. How about "18 and Graduated"?

And go to college or get a job.

Come on now...where's the drama in that? Teenagers growing into responsible, productive members of society? That would never get the green light!

young girls during pregnancy are slight ignorance according to the decision-making self-interest among the parents council. But on the other hand, if the parents agree that child care, and the girl can continue to study. Believe only good mothers, are supporting the family. Do not go off the record the mother until the time you do not understand.

The sad fact of the matter is that no matter how much effort is put into discouraging teen pregnancies, there will always be some people who just don't get it at all. So I think these types of shows actually show how life can be so much more difficult and stressfull as a teen parent. And for all of those who still plan on having a baby early, these shows would open their eyes to the truth.

Yes, because it promotes promiscuity!!!!

I have not seen the shows on television so I cannot say. I do, however, read the newsletter from Focus Adolescent Services, www.Focusas.com They know a lot about this subject it seems. They maintain a national help line, ( not hot-line). This appears to be more complicated than I first thought. Many girls want a baby in order to keep their boy friend, some want a baby because their best friend had one, and so on go the many reasons. Naturally the burden, as has been stated in these pages, falls on the new grand parents. Just when you thought television could not get worse, some jerk dreams up another off-the-wall concept.

isn,t it tantamount to child abuse???people are in jail for lesser offenses..

ENOUGH already! These shows 'glamorize' teen pregnancy...plain and simple. And the parents are raising their own grandchildren! This is a 'hot button' for me. I think girls should be 'sterilized' until they are 25! Just my two pennies...

While I think they are honest about teen pregnancies, girls seem to be fearing them less and less. Probably because they think they'll become instant stars. I say the people who should be on tv are those know how to use a condom...

I meant to pick the other one. All of the teenagers on those shows are stupid. Yes, most pregnant teens are stupid, but not all. I think they just give teenagers reason to bully other teenagers who are pregnant - and they are going through enough.

taking them off the tv won't help the fact that underage pregnancy happens and regardless if its on tv or not won't stop teens from having sex i dont even think they would bother to watch a show like this but it might raise awareness for the parents if they begin to see their child acting in the same manner as the people featured on the show

Another show about a bunch stupid teenagers who could keep their legs closed.