Good-girl band geek Amy is smart, talented…and pregnant. Super-Christian cheerleader Grace wants to wait until she’s married. As their secrets start to spread to the parents and to friends like bad-boy Ricky and wild-child Adrian, everyone’s secrets and stories start to come to the surface.
I have to admit when I asked for a review screener of ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager because Molly Ringwald was in it, but what I got was so much more! I love The Secret Life of the American Teenager that premieres tonight at 8p on ABC Family. It is well written and shows the struggles of what teens goes through these days.
You have Amy who wasn’t sure she had sex, her first and only time, until she found out she’s pregnant. Ricky who is the father and a player, has a reason why he sleeps with as many girls as possible and you will learn that reason tonight. Adrian who is your normal sexually active teenage girl. Grace who wears a purity ring and her boyfriend Jack who is not sure he can wait until she is finished with med school before they do it. And then there is Ben who is your average teen who falls for Amy. Ben joins band just to impress Amy and it works! Molly Ringwald plays Amy’s mom. John Schneider and Josie Bissett play Grace’s parents.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is a show that teens and parents should watch together. It has something for everyone and hopefully it will helps parents and teens talk frankly about sex because that is the best place for kids to get their sexual education.
So tune in to The Secret Life of the American Teenager tonight and every Tuesday at 8p on ABC Family!!! UPDATE: For parents and teens who want to know a little more about opening up the communication on sex, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancies has a guide to talk about the different topics that were discussed on the show.
