Psychosocial Development and the Effects of Teenage Pregnancy Liberty University Abstract An estimated 400‚000 teen girls‚ ages 15-19 years‚ give birth each year in the US. In today’s media sexual activity and teen parenting is often glamorize‚ but the truth of the matter is the reality is harshly different. Having a child during the teen’s formative years carries the high price of emotional‚ physical‚ and financial‚ not only to the mother‚ but father‚ child‚ and community. Parents‚ educators
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more contraceptives approved over the years. None of these are 100% effective. Some are more effective than others. The only one that is 100% effective is abstinence. Pregnancy‚ STD’s‚ and HIV are some of the dangers that are involved with teens and sex. Yes‚ abstinence is the best choice and the only one that is 100% effective from these dangers. I do think that teens should be taught that this is the best choice that they could make. Will all teens make this choice? Is there a way to convince all
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abstinence program’s states have a higher teen pregnancy than states whom teach a variety of sexual education programs. In southern states‚ where abstinence is only focused on‚ there are ~20% more births in southern states compared to northern states (Krueger) . Also‚ abstinence taught teens were more likely to not wear protection and higher chances to contract STDs (Krueger). There needs to be updated sex education programs in high schools in the united
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is essential that teenagers have all the information they need to succeed in life and to move onto the next step‚ wherever that may lead. The concern these days is the lack of information they have. Sex Education is a requirement in some schools and has its benefits‚ but also its downfalls. Sex Education classes are there to inform the students of the correct terms of the reproductive system‚ sexually transmitted diseases and birth contraceptives rather than the "street lingo." A negative side is
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of the consequences of sex because they do not have a clear understanding of it. Parents should talk to their teens without scaring them away and schools can provide birth control‚ condoms‚ and abstinence groups to help teens understand the types of protection and cover what some parents do not know how to answer. This will help teens understand how to use condoms and birth control when engaging in sexual activity and the abstinence groups will teach teens to not have sex of any kind before marriage
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that our teens are now having. Teens that have become pregnant have found it difficult to continue with education. Now being the mother‚ instead of the child‚ it is a hard role adjustment. Balancing school‚ homework‚ friends and diapers to most is very disheartening and the young mothers tend to give up‚ and quit school. If there is a good support system to the teen mother‚ continuing education and other life opportunities are put on hold and possibly never found again. There have been teenage
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“Doesn’t every woman deserve the right to have a safe pregnancy and a baby that’s born healthy? I believe this is a very basic human right.” So much has been said for and against the reproductive health bill . Just like I support the RH bill because: 1. I believe Filipina women or their spouses should have the freedom to choose what is best for them and the family. (help couples/parents achieve their desired fertility size in the context of responsible parenthood;) 2. I believe that sustained
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Development Association (PDA)‚ a sex education and AIDS prevention non-profit‚ Cabbages and Condoms is decorated with condoms for a cause‚ and your meal at this quirky‚ condom covered‚ establishment goes towards helping a worthy initiative. PDA - which also happens to be the fitting acronym for Public Display of Affection – uses the proceeds from Cabbages and Condoms to run outreach programs such as "Condom Nights" and "Miss Anti-AIDS Beauty Pageants" in Bangkok’s most popular sex districts‚ providing free
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an option‚ which can cause some guilt for the young teen mother. What might be some ways to reduce this teen pregnancy? Teaching young teens about the consequences that follow after having unprotected sex with somebody else gives the young teens the knowledge of prevention. Having sex education‚ such as a speaker coming into the classrooms and talking about the ways to take care of oneself from pregnancy and STI’s put into schools starting from when teens are in middle school to inform students
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how their lives will change in the event of pregnancy. There are at least 5 television shows featuring teen pregnancies‚ or teen moms including ‘’16 and Pregnant’’ and ‘’Teen Mom’’‚ it’s basically giving teenagers the idea that it id alright to have sex before marriage and become pregnant. In a way‚ these shows condone teen pregnancy. Changing the channel cannot be done without seeing an advertisement from one of the teen shows or an above the influence add. The stars are also on People magazine
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