Teen Pregnancy Prevention One of the biggest influences as to whether or not a teenager becomes sexually active and as a consequence becomes another teen pregnancy statistic has to do with parental relationships. Most teenagers actually rate their parents high on the list of people they trust to give them accurate information about birth control and sex. You can help your teenager understand the risks of teen pregnancy by speaking with him or her about how you feel. Here are ten things The National
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population reaching over 6 billion and more than 120 million women in developing countries with no method of preventing pregnancy‚ the success should be a could do better story. In the UK the major unresolved problem is Teenage Pregnancy with the number of conceptions in the under 18 year age group for England reaching 40‚366 in 2007‚ (Office of National Statistics 2009). Teenage pregnancy is an important common sexual health issue which is largely preventable and has negative consequences for both the
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The article “Shame is not a Four-Letter Word” discusses New York’s newest tactic in efforts to fight teenage pregnancy; shame. The advertisements depict small‚ crying‚ children with captions such as “I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen”. City officials hope that this shame will encourage teens to practice “good behavior”‚ giving them a “nudge in the right direction”. The statistics the advertisements brandish ring true in studies conducted over the years
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AND DISCUSSIONS Definition and explanation of teenage Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is simply defined teenage girl who became pregnant at an early age. The term connotes that the girl has not reach the legal adulthood before conceiving. Like United States‚ our country‚ Philippines also facing this kind of problem. Our government discusses how to prevent and low down the rate of pregnancy especially in the teenagers. Most cases of teenage pregnancies are observed in the lower economic strata of
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younger people‚ so they would be a better bet for teenagers. Also‚ school counselors do not charge money for their services. They are readily available to help any teenager going through a difficult situation. In this case‚ the situation would be teen pregnancy. Sometimes‚ all pregnant teens need is to talk so somebody. They want to let out their thoughts‚ their fears. They want someone who will listen to them and try to comprehend what they are going through. In this case‚ school counselors would be more
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Puskar 11/07/2013 Teenage Motherhood Every year in America 3 in 10 girl teenagers will get pregnant before the age of 20. That’s nearly 750‚000 newborn babies being brought into this world. The teenage couple should be safe and more careful before they know what they are getting themselves into. The popular show Teen Mom shows how difficult a teenage girls’ life would be like a child. The reason this show is on and many watch it‚ because it could happen to any teenage girl who is sexually
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Glamorizes Teen Pregnancy Media‚ specifically television has taken the issue of teen pregnancy to a whole other level. The shows 16 and Pregnant‚ Teen Mom‚ and The Secret Life of the American Teenager document the lives of young teenage girls facing the issue of being a pregnant teenager. Originally created to show the controversial subject of teen pregnancy‚ all of these shows soon began to change. As the seasons continued in all three of these shows‚ the controversial subject of teen pregnancy soon became
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Pregnancy can be a scary thing‚ especially when unintended. Throughout history‚ thousands of parents have been shocked from their daughters coming home pregnant one day. Teen pregnancy is a life-changing situation and the lives of many teenage women have been ruptured by teen pregnancy. As a result of their pregnancies‚ their lives are put on hold all because of another responsibility interrupting their own lives. When so many young females are giving birth due to an accidental pregnancy‚ the country
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Solving the Problem of Teen Pregnancy In the United States‚ teen pregnancy is one of the problems that society faces. Shows like 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom have shed a light about this problem and has been an educational tool for many teens to learn from other teen girls featured on the show. These shows tell the reality of these teens having children‚ the hardships they go through‚ and the high cost that carries along with being a teen parent. The country’s birth rate for teens is nine times
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16 and Pregnant. In this project I will talk about how shows like 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom apply Aristotle’s concepts of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos in an attempt to decrease teen pregnancy in America. I remember when I was in high school and Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy was a lead story in the news. Her pregnancy was such a big deal because she was only 16 at the time and on top of that her sister was a pop star. I remember hearing so many negative comments about her‚ which I found dramatic
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