Raising Children Of Teen Moms
Canada has seen one of the highest growing rate of teen pregnancy since the 1970s with a nearly 60% jump. From 2009 to 2013 the amount of mom’s that gave birth before the age of 15 was 219 and from the ages of 16-19 was 124,379.
Kids of teen moms suffer consequences to their mother’s or someone else’s actions. The hard truth is, teens no matter how mature or “grown up” they think they are, they’re not ready to be fit parents. Statistics have shown time and time again.
Children of teen moms have medical health risks due to their young mother. A woman who becomes pregnant during their teens is at an increased risk of medical complications, such as premature labor. Premature labor means low birth weight which affects the infant.
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80% of teen must rely on welfare from the government to raise their children. Living beneath the poverty line is not uncommon with kids being raised by a teen mom. 2/3 of teen moms feel the best thing to do is to drop out of high school, only one-third of teen moms even obtain a high school diploma after giving birth. Even less can earn a degree. Because of their lack of education, it is difficult for them to find a job since most well-paying jobs require at least a college …show more content…
Because of these statistics child protective services are always worried about children raised by teen moms. It’s not uncommon for the services to take their child away. It’s also not uncommon for the moms themselves to voluntarily give their child up.
Teen pregnancy is a huge social problem. There’s no easy solution. So called-solutions such as abortion are not answers. Things like that are only masking the big problem. However, there are ways we christians can make an impact on this enormous problem. We can start by educating teens about the biblical stance of having sex before marriage. Most importantly we need to accept the problem if it comes, dealing with it with a level head. With God's help and the help of fellow believers, we can take a stance and change things for the
Kids of teen moms suffer consequences to their mother’s or someone else’s actions. The hard truth is, teens no matter how mature or “grown up” they think they are, they’re not ready to be fit parents. Statistics have shown time and time again.
Children of teen moms have medical health risks due to their young mother. A woman who becomes pregnant during their teens is at an increased risk of medical complications, such as premature labor. Premature labor means low birth weight which affects the infant.
Low birth-weight …show more content…
80% of teen must rely on welfare from the government to raise their children. Living beneath the poverty line is not uncommon with kids being raised by a teen mom. 2/3 of teen moms feel the best thing to do is to drop out of high school, only one-third of teen moms even obtain a high school diploma after giving birth. Even less can earn a degree. Because of their lack of education, it is difficult for them to find a job since most well-paying jobs require at least a college …show more content…
Because of these statistics child protective services are always worried about children raised by teen moms. It’s not uncommon for the services to take their child away. It’s also not uncommon for the moms themselves to voluntarily give their child up.
Teen pregnancy is a huge social problem. There’s no easy solution. So called-solutions such as abortion are not answers. Things like that are only masking the big problem. However, there are ways we christians can make an impact on this enormous problem. We can start by educating teens about the biblical stance of having sex before marriage. Most importantly we need to accept the problem if it comes, dealing with it with a level head. With God's help and the help of fellow believers, we can take a stance and change things for the