teen parenting
Teen Parenting Program Vanessa Sonnon
Com 220
Week 6
One Million teens get pregnant every year. How scared would you be if you had a child that you loved so much, but could not provide for? You had no help, and everyone just left you. That’s how many pregnant teens feel today. Only 8 out of 10 teen fathers stay with the mother and child. That is one less person that will help out the mother, financially and mentally. If these teens graduated high school, they would have some sort of security, and job, and be able to provide for the child more. Our society needs to do more to help teen moms a pregnant teens graduate from high school. Education is the first step to success for anyone, especially for an unwed pregnant teenager. A High School diploma opens the door to more opportunities. A pregnant person needs special care under a doctor’s supervision. They need pre-natal vitamins, examinations, counseling, and in some cases special treatments. All of this cost money and the better job you get the better the paycheck. When the baby arrives the baby will need all the essentials like a car seat, dippers, formula, check-ups, medical care and this is just the beginning of a long and endless list of needs. The pressure to find a job that will enable the purchase of these necessities causes great stress upon an unwed mother. Not only does she have to have a good job, she’s got to have daycare while she’s away at work. All this pressure and stress builds up and many teens just break down and drop out. About 70% of pregnant teens drop out of high school. Also, about a third of girls who drop out do so because of teen pregnancy. Pregnancy itself causes other reasons to drop out; morning sickness, fatigue, and the stigma against pregnant teens from peers, teachers and administrators. The insecurities are over-whelming. Getting an education, as a pregnant teen is a constant struggle, yet it is important for their own well-being and the baby.
Com 220
Week 6
One Million teens get pregnant every year. How scared would you be if you had a child that you loved so much, but could not provide for? You had no help, and everyone just left you. That’s how many pregnant teens feel today. Only 8 out of 10 teen fathers stay with the mother and child. That is one less person that will help out the mother, financially and mentally. If these teens graduated high school, they would have some sort of security, and job, and be able to provide for the child more. Our society needs to do more to help teen moms a pregnant teens graduate from high school. Education is the first step to success for anyone, especially for an unwed pregnant teenager. A High School diploma opens the door to more opportunities. A pregnant person needs special care under a doctor’s supervision. They need pre-natal vitamins, examinations, counseling, and in some cases special treatments. All of this cost money and the better job you get the better the paycheck. When the baby arrives the baby will need all the essentials like a car seat, dippers, formula, check-ups, medical care and this is just the beginning of a long and endless list of needs. The pressure to find a job that will enable the purchase of these necessities causes great stress upon an unwed mother. Not only does she have to have a good job, she’s got to have daycare while she’s away at work. All this pressure and stress builds up and many teens just break down and drop out. About 70% of pregnant teens drop out of high school. Also, about a third of girls who drop out do so because of teen pregnancy. Pregnancy itself causes other reasons to drop out; morning sickness, fatigue, and the stigma against pregnant teens from peers, teachers and administrators. The insecurities are over-whelming. Getting an education, as a pregnant teen is a constant struggle, yet it is important for their own well-being and the baby.