cation encourages sexual activity, and 89 percent think that kids should have information about contraception, STD's and that sex education programs should focus on avoiding or preventing unintended teenage pregnancies (Public Support, 1999, par. 5).
             These statistics show that most Americans do not share the same views about sex education and teenage pregnancy prevention programs as opponents to the program. Americans feel that children should be educated in some type of prevention program. According to C. Franklin and J. Corcoran (2000) teen pregnancy prevention programs have four dimensions to them. First deciding to use school-based, community-based, or school-linked intervention. Secondly using a clinic or nonclinic program. Thirdly, the type of intervention: abstinence only, sex education with or without contraception, and contraceptive knowledge with or without distribution. Finally, what the central goal the intervention is (par. 10). According to Quinn "Pregnancy prevention programs focus on delaying or reducing sexual activity of adolescents and usually include traditional sex education and skills-building programs such as decision-making skills, assertiveness training to respond to sexual activities, and !
             interpersonal skills" (as quoted in Franklin, 2000, par. 16). Although the teen pregnancy rate is declining in the US and many Americans support prevention programs, efforts must be continued in the areas of better parent/child relationships concerning sexual activity, and school-based, community-based, and combined programs to continue their efforts to keep the rates on the decline.
             Increased and strengthened parent/child relationships concerning sexual activity are necessary to reduce the teen pregnancy rates. Family Planning Perspectives says that "Lower rates of adolescent sexual activity are associated with having parents who demonstrate a combination of traditional attitudes tow...