Essay #1 (500 words) Should teens have babies? Do you think teens are mature enough to raise a child? What is the best environment for a child? Are two parents better than one? Are mature parents better than teens? What impact does environment have on a child? Include evidence from your readings to support your opinions.
Essay #2 (200 words) Does teaching abstinence work? Is it better to educate teenagers on how to have sex safely or teach them not to have sex at all? What are the pros and cons for each approach?
Essay #3 (200 words) What effect does sexual content on television have upon teens? Does it cause teens to engage in more sex? Does it have some effect or no effect? If it does have an effect, what …show more content…
The exception may be very young mothers, under 15 years of age.
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Although developmental delay is not an inevitable consequence for infants of adolescent mothers, data suggests that this special class of children, when compared to children born to adult mothers, is at greater risk for a variety of developmental problems.
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As they grow, the children of adolescent mothers tend to suffer poorer health than do the children of women who were age 20 or 21 when their first child was born. According to parents’ reports of their children’s health status,
60% of children born to non-teen mothers were rated in “excellent” health, compared to 38% for children born to the youngest adolescent …show more content…
As a little girl, I wasn 't even allowed to play with dolls or |
|stuffed toys in case they brought out a maternal instinct. It was drummed into me that being a mother, raising children and running a|
|home were a form of slavery. Having a career, travelling the world and being independent were what really mattered according to her. |
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|I love my mother very much, but I haven 't seen her or spoken to her since I became pregnant. She has never seen my son - her only |
|grandchild. My crime? Daring to question her ideology. |
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|Well, so be it. My mother may be revered by women around the world - goodness knows, many even have shrines to her. But I honestly |
|believe it 's time to puncture the myth and to reveal what life was really like to grow up as a child of the feminist revolution.