T04 1003268H Preliminary Information Title of presentation: Increase in Teenage Boy-girl Relationships in Singapore Central idea/thesis: Statistics and trends of teenage dating in Singapore 1. Introduction (A) Attention-getter: Now if I could just get the guys and the girls in the room to turn and face each other for a bit
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rising number of teenage pregnancies in the country is an area of concern that the agency is giving serious attention (Daniels U.‚ 2012). About one-third of all pregnancies in the Philippines occur between the ages of 15 and 24. (Santos A.‚ 2012). There are factors affecting a teenager that makes them get into pregnancy. Different socio-economic factors realities like the phenomenon of OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) parents or having both parents working contribute to teenage pregnancies. (Natividad
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Teenage Marriage Teen marriage is typically defined as the union of two adolescents‚ joined in marriage from the age range of 14–19 years old. Until the late 20th century‚ teen marriage was very common and instrumental in securing a family‚ continuing a blood lineage and producing offspring for labor.[1] Many factors contribute to teen marriage such as love‚ teen pregnancy‚ religion‚ security‚ family and peer pressure‚ arranged marriage‚ economic and political reasons‚ social advancement‚ and cultural
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since the Government started its controversial Teenage Pregnancy Strategy in 1999. Figures out on May 21 will also show that for the first time the number of abortions performed on women living in England and Wales topped 200‚000. The teenage pregnancy strategy‚ which has cost taxpayers more than £300million‚ was meant to halve the number of conceptions among girls under 18 in England between 1998 and 2010. Ministers have tried to slash teenage pregnancies by freely handing out contraceptives
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disadvantages. Some may find it to be the best time of their lives‚ and others will hate every second of it. The one’s who hate it are notorious for at times being depressed. Depression doesn’t just affect the teenager; it affects their family‚ friends‚ school‚ and even their general well being. It is more common than ever‚ and should be taken extremely seriously. Most of the time this doesn’t just happen overnight‚ but many factors can play a part in a serious case of teenage depression. Being depressed
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child‚ my aunt was diagnosed with brain cancer. From early on‚ they said that it was unlikely that she was going to survive this disease. They also mentioned that if she was going to survive‚ the long-term affects she was going to have were going to change her life forever. Being a child‚ it was extremely difficult for me to understand. I really had no idea what brain cancer was. Even to this day‚ I was only aware of the general knowledge of it — having a brain tumor‚ and then most likely dying
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Teenage pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday when the pregnancy ends‚ regardless of whether the woman is married or is legally an adult (age 14 to 21‚ depending on the country). In everyday speech‚ the speaker is usually referring to unmarried minors who become pregnant unintentionally. The average age of menarche (first menstrual period) is 12 years old‚ though this figure varies by ethnicity‚[1] and ovulation occurs
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Teenage pregnancy is a problem for all involved. It puts a great strain on the parents‚ especially the mother‚ and also on their parents who‚ more often than not‚ end up with the new baby in their family home‚ often having to look after it while the baby’s parents are at school‚ or out socializing and doing the things that teenagers do. Because teen parents are more likely to struggle to deal with parenthood‚ the child is also more likely to grow up with various problems. Not enough effort is put
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topic chosen for the research was no other than the effects of teenage pregnancy on the teenagers of the community of Portsmouth. This particular topic was chosen by me because it was part of the SBA choices and this type of problem is very important in the researcher’s community. The researcher once every week visited the health care center and observed that most of the pregnant women who attended check up were teenagers. Teenage pregnancy can be best defined as becoming pregnant during the ages
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Philippines has highest rate of teen pregnancy QUEZON CITY (Agencies) : Commenting on the results of a report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released on May 7‚ showing that The Philippines has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Asia‚ a 25-year-old teacher‚ Nelson Ingking‚ from Talibon‚ Bohol‚ said that he deals with a lot of students who are attention-starved at home. He said that this is reflected in their behaviour at school and they tend to be problematic‚ but it also
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