The Consequences Of Teen Pregnancy At A Young Age

It is difficult to convince teens to understand the consequences of their idiotic and irresponsible behavior. These consequences could ruin the teen’s chances of finishing high school, getting a job, and living their lives while they are still young. Unfortunately, not many teens think about these consequences until it is too late. Not only does becoming pregnant at such a young age effect the mother, father, and child’s life, but it will also affect the people around them, family and the general public. Famous young people might make this idea of becoming pregnant at such a young age, a breeze and maybe even “cool”. But that is not the full story. Lost opportunities and cost to taxpayers in the billions of dollars is the reality.
Less than one third of teens who have babies before the age of 18 will not earn their diploma. And to make it worse, 75% of teens that have babies before the age of 16 will have a second pregnancy before the age of 18. These unlucky teens will not receive a full education in high school unless they go back after the baby has grown older, or they battle both the difficulties of raising a baby and graduating at the same time. Only 64% of teen mothers graduate from high school or earn a general education diploma within two years after they would have graduated, compared with 94 percent of teenagers who did not give birth. The lack of education I increases the risk of poverty and welfare dependence by restricting a younger parents opportunity for a good job and financial independence. The result is less educated people, especially the younger generation where teenage pregnancies have become more prominent. If they do not have a higher education the mothers cannot receive a high paying job to support their new family and it limits their employment options as well. According to Child Trends, a nonprofit research organization, nearly 80 percent of teen moms eventually go on welfare, and 55 percent of all mothers on welfare were teenagers at the time their first child was born. Having a child so young can also affect the child badly. Children born to teenage mother have a higher risk of
This policy was proposed as a desperate bid to reduce high teenage pregnancy rates and ease the cost burden on the provincial Department of Social Welfare. It was also brought about that teen boys should get rewards if they do not become fathers in high school. But his was not ever put into effect. In 2009, according to the SA Human Sciences Research Council, there was a perception of an upswing in teenage pregnancies. The reason for this was that there had been more pregnancies in public schools, in communities, and with those collecting the child support grant. Having a child so young can also affect the child badly. Children born to teenage mother have a higher risk of being abused. Another thing for a new teenage mother to think about, is the fact that the father may not stick around or want to have anything to do with the baby. Most teen fathers do not take responsibility for their actions, and they leave the mother to fend for herself and the baby. The father leaving will also have a big impact on whether or not the mother will be financially able to take care of the baby and her