My girls are 7 and 8. I ask them to change the channel if they have Zoey on. I’ve started noticing that Disney and Nickelodeon aren’t exactly rated G, but leaning more towards teens at times. Guess it depends on the show. We haven’t had the sex talk yet (they are too young), but they know enough about their body, what privacy is and what to do if something ‘wrong’ should happen. I can’t shelter my children forever, but I can decide what is appropriate for them when they’re in my home. Zoey 101 isn’t it.

I just can’t believe this story. I just can’t believe it. She is 16!!! Her entire career is ahead of her - and she’s actually pregnant and having the baby. I can’t help but ask myself (judge me as you will) - but could she be keeping it because it will get her more press time than she ever could have imagined? J Lo - coincidentally releases her new CD and announces her pregnancy. The list goes on and on. I just look at stars, especially B stars, with major skepticism. Money and greed are very powerful.

I just can’t stand the idea that some young girls out there might get the idea that “being a single mom is cool.” I just see the tabloids and all of the pregnant young starlets and the articles about what kind of diaper bags they’re buying and it makes me sick.

And as far as taking to your kids about sex. Do it. My parents never did and I was lost. I had to figure everything out from my young friends and from the men I was sleeping with - not good.

I don’t see how not allowing my daughter to watch Zoey 101 anymore is at all necessary. It has nothing to do with it, unless they write her pregnancy into the show, and then it depends on how it’s handled. I don’t think people should boycott a 16 year old because she got pregnant. It’s terrible… she’s way too young to be having sex at all, but she’s just a scared kid, and people should try to understand that. If anyone should be looked down upon here, I’d say it’s her parents, who allowed her to move in with her boyfriend at such a young age.

I think this provides a good way to open the lines of communication with our kids. I told my 11 year old daughter the news and said “Wow, she’s so young to be having sex.” and we talked about it a bit. Shoving it under the rug and hoping your kids don’t notice is not the answer.

What I just wrote on Ariel Gore’s blog — check out her thoughts, if you haven’t already — is this:

I simply wish that Jamie Lynn could hold her head high and show some pride. Sure, she announced to the press that she’s pregnant… But she repeatedly said how “shocked” she was.

That’s what gets me: she’s acting so ditsy, as if she doesn’t know how this could have happened.

I wish she could stand up proudly to the media and say, “I’m a sexual being, I’m going to be a mom, and I’ll be a role model to all teen mothers out there.”

She’a lovely girl. God bless her and her baby!

How can she be a “role model” for teen mothers. A role model is someone who has attribute to which you aspire. I wanted to be a baseball player because of Al Kaline, a great athlete and responsible person. A role model for our young girls should be teens who are not becoming mothers before they are married.

Just because she had sex, doesn’t mean she’s not a good girl. If anything it should be blamed on her parents. I agree Kelly, it doesn’t matter if my kids watch the show. I’ve watched it and I see nothing wrong with it. Times have changed, people are becoming different than back when I was younger. Press is making it seem it is alright for children to have sex, and leave the girls if they get pregnant. You don’t always need to talk to your daughters, but the boys are the problem also, so talk to them too.( Even if you feel awkward!)

I agree with Kelly and Olivia. The show has nothing to do with sex, it’s just a show about a preppy girl (Jaimie) dealing with little everyday dillemas at her school. I still let my kids watch, and when they’re old enough, I will give them “the talk”

I have a daughter that’s Jamie Lynn Spears’ age, and she’s got a child. If you think Jamie Lynn is a slut, you must think my dghter is, too. But how can you really judge? You don’t know my daughter, and you don’t know Jamie Spears, so why say she’s not a good person? If YOUR daughter got pregnant as a teen, would you think of your own kid as a slut and a bad person just because of all these teenage influences? Before you judge, ask yourself, who’s going through a hard time? You or Jamie? And what would you do if your child became pregnant as a teen?

i hope you all realize that as ignorant as us teenagers may seem, we’re not! I know girls in 4th grade having sex! Im Absolutly not saying this is alright, however. My point is that they’re going to know about it even if you think they’re too young to know. This is 2008. Times have changed, people have changes, sociey’s standards have def changed.
Jamie Lynn getting pregnate doesnt make her a whore. It simply means she has a lack of responsiblitly and a mistake happend, as they do to most of us. Her’s just had greater concequinces.

I agree with Kaytee. I am 15 but i know pre-k kids who know about sex. Some teens and kids dont make the right choice. But that does not mean they are a slut. It just means that they were not taught to say no correctly. Zoey 101 does not have anything to do with it. So therefore they should just leave it alone. Responsibility is a key to life. She just lacked it at the time.

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