ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, March 10, 1992                   TAG: 9203100407
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
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PARENTAL SUPPORT

PARENTS should raise their teen-agers in an environment where the teens can make important decisions. Parents should not make teen-agers feel as if they have to rebel the moment their parents aren't around.

The best thing that a parent can do is give their child the birth-control information they might need and be supportive. If a teen-ager asks for birth control, don't keep it from them and think that will keep them from having sex.

In the end, the only way a parent might feel safe is by knowing they've provided their teen-ager with the information and protection needed. That is about the only or smartest thing that a parent can or should do.

CARRIE M. CAMPBELL PARRY McCLUER HIGH SCHOOL BUENA VISTA 


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