recent years teen pregnancy is increasing rapidly‚ it seems to have become a fashion statement. There are so many teenagers becoming parents while still attending high school. Most experts believe that teen pregnancy is declining but unmarried teen pregnancy is increasing. I believe it up to us to set an example for the children and teenagers today‚ what do you believe? “Even though teen childbearing overall has declined steeply over the last half-century‚ the proportion of all teen births that are
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United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at a huge rate with a lot of the pregnancies being planned. Enough is not being done to educate or prepare these teen about 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
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Portner explains that teenage depression is a silent epidemic (2008‚ p. 15). Teen depression is one of the greatest tragedies of this century since depression is increasing dramatically. With Portner’s studies and experiments she predicts that by the year 2020‚ when children reach adulthood‚ depression will rank as the second leading cause of “lost years of healthy life” (2008‚ p. 31). Depression can afflict people who are stuck in the situation; it can be confusing‚ disturbing‚ and painful – both
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Teen Pregnancy Today’s Statistics: Teen pregnancy rate has been on a decline over the past few decades Average teen birth rate decreased 9% from 2009 to 2010‚ reaching an all time low of 34.3 births per 1‚000 women (15-19y) 44% decrease from 1991-2010 About 820‚000 teens become pregnant each year 34% of teens have at least one pregnancy before they turn 20 79% of teenagers who become pregnant are unmarried 80% of teenage pregnancies are unintended The main rise in the teen pregnancy is
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very different world for my teens than it was for me; I was a teenager in the nineties. For the most part‚ I think kids want curfews and rules set by their parents or guardians. It gives them a sense of security‚ knowing someone cares for them. Curfews are often needed to prevent teens from getting in trouble late at night. A curfew should slightly vary depending on the situation. Besides parents placing curfews on teen; you now see malls and cities placing curfews on teens. Curfews are good but at
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Being a pregnant teen can be a great issue. The act of being a pregnant teen itself has shown to cause stress‚ anxiety‚ and even depression. Maybe the teen cannot afford to care for the baby. Maybe the teen was raped. Maybe the teen is afraid to tell her parents. Whatever the case may be‚ the whole situation is too much to handle for the teen herself. It would be in the best interest for this teen to seek counseling so she can have someone to talk to. The best bet would be to go to the school counselor
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Article Review: Teen Pregnancy Article Review: Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is considered an epidemic; this epidemic is a real problem and affects every state in the nation. The state of California has one of the highest rates in the nation. This paper will explain the definition of public and community health and why teen pregnancy is an issue of public health. Along with public health the paper will explain the information available about teen pregnancy on a government
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Adversity story Rape‚ depression‚ stress‚ things that nobody is comfortable talking about. But each of these things are very serious and many teens have these things in their life. Adolescents are a very crucial time in life. All teens have as story‚ but very few are telling them. In the novel Speak‚ Melinda is affected by these topics and she has trouble finding her own voice. Without telling her story she is making herself worse and more traumatized. It is important that adolescents tell their
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Silent Murder Towards the end of No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet story many characters could be responsible for the ending of Romeo and Juliet’s life. Friar Lawrence is one of the main suspects for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Could Friar Lawrence possibly be the reason why Romeo and Juliet made the decisions to take their life in order to be together? I believe that Friar Lawrence is responsible for Romeo and Juliet’s death because he did not think through his decisions. The ideas that
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against your parents‚ breaking the rules‚ running wild with your friends. It’s all part of being a teenager‚ everyone would agree‚ right? There are some‚ however‚ that believe that mucking around and making mistakes as a teenager is wrong‚ that they should make the most of their youth by preparing themselves for adulthood. Getting a part time job and doing well at school is what people consider to be preparing yourself for adulthood. But where are the lessons learnt in that? Where is the room to make
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