Teen Mom Challenges

Going through school can be a difficult time for children, especially during their adolescent years. One of the most difficult points in an adolescent’s high school career is dealing with the constant pressures to engage in sexual activities. These activities may be fun and games until someone ends up pregnant and has to alter their everyday lives to balance parenthood and school. While in retrospect the adolescent mom is not the only person who is being affected by this new family member. The complications of school would not be the only stressor on their minds at this point; in-fact life can become more complicated by adding the challenge of raising a child. As these adolescents ventures through life and experience the hardship surrounding
They can cause tons of stress, which were not known before welcoming their new child. These stresses can affect how the young mom acts, feels, and develops as the years go by. It is important for her parents to watch for the numerous signs of depression and stress that can come with this newfound life. Raising a child, as a single parent, can bring about a plethora of complications and at times there is not a clear fix. On the other hand, her parents need to be aware of the challenges that can come when raising a teen mom, the effects this has on the family can be substantial. The mental and physical changes that can come to this household affects more than the young mom and new grandparents. Siblings also struggle with these changes and are likely take this stress out on the sibling who “changed everything.” The way this changes a household can be substantial, parents must come up with the decision on whether or not their new mom will continue school or drop out and work full time. The parent must decide how they will take care of another human or how they will make ends meet. While the process of having sex may seem so free and easy, there is always the possibility that these challenges will arise. There is never a guarantee that life will be outstanding and undemanding for these moms and until school is complete life can change
These adolescent mothers who drop out do not receive the support they need while in school and often feel that leaving school is the best option (Ezell, n.d.). Statistics show that approximately 50% of teen mothers receive their diploma, compared to the 90% of women who were not teen mothers (Van-Pelt, 2014). This is an extreme difference and has proven to be something of great consequence. Dropping out of high school can affect the annual income that these women would otherwise obtain if they were to finish school. Studies found that the annual income of high school dropouts does not exceed $21,000, which is $11,000 less than that of high school graduates (Van-Pelt, 2014). These numbers are scary, especially when comparing them to the average income needed to support a middle class family. This income suggestion is approximately $54,000 and is a great deal larger than that of high school dropouts (Van-Pelt, 2014). A high school drop out could double their projected income and would still not meet the average income needed to support a family (Van-Pelt, 2014). Consequently, these financial set backs begin to affect more than just the mom and her family, as the baby begins to grow there is substantial limitations that they