English 2 27 May 2014 Teen Pregnancy When I was in high school there were many girls getting pregnant. Teenage pregnancies are typically young girls around the age of thirteen through nineteen. Young teens that get pregnant don’t know all the consequences for their actions regarding life changes. A lot of these teens don’t get the right prenatal care‚ the baby or the mom sometimes get birth and health defects. Unfortunately‚ only 40% of teen mothers finish high school. Fewer than 2 percent finish
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Rapid Growth of Teenage Pregnancy Cases in the Philippines I. Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is one of the major factors that affect population growth in the Philippines. It is considered as one of the major problems of the government is facing of today. According to the Government statistics records‚ teenage pregnancy cases rise up to 70% over 10 years only. These alarming cases caught the attention of some lawmakers. The very best example solution that the government made this year
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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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References: Absolute Astronomy (2010) Teenage suicide: Facts‚ Discussion Forum‚ and Encyclopedia Article http://www.absoluteastronomy.com American Psychiatric Association (2000) Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR. Angelfire (2010) Teen Suicide‚ Retrieved on October 1‚ 2010 from Adolescent
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Over the years‚ the stress of teenage life has increased dramatically‚ changing certain ways they may act and think. Teenage years can be both the best and worst of times with many factors adding to the stress; academically or socially. By the time they enter middle school‚ its more than just "homework" and "school". It’s now the real deal. Academics is one of the most known pressure to teenagers these days. Most of them feel as though they’re able handle it‚ and may take on more than they can
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HOW TEENAGE PREGNANCY AFFECT LIVES OF TEENAGERS The burdens of early childbearing on disadvantaged teens are undeniable. Trying to untangle the factors which contribute to teenage pregnancy from its effects‚ however‚ leads to a "which came first‚ the chicken or the egg?" dilemma. Educational failure‚ poverty‚ unemployment and low self-esteem are understood to be negative outcomes of early childbearing. These circumstances also contribute to the likelihood of teen pregnancy. For example‚ recent studies
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Teenage Rebellion against Parents Teenager rebellion is hard to withstand from one’s own child‚ In fact there are three main factors that cause teenage rebellion: developmental changes in the body and brain‚ social and environmental influences‚ and parent influence. One of the factors that leads to teenage rebel against parents is the developmental changes in the body and brain during these tumultuous teenage years‚ which are all due to puberty. Physically rapid developments can make the child
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Teenage Identity Crisis In the teenage community‚ it is most difficult to establish an identity of “Who am I?” According to Erik Erickson‚ identity crisis is one of the most important conflicts teenagers experience in this developmental stage (Wood‚ Wood‚ and Boyd). This phenomenon has created much pain and heartache within the family unit because of the drastic changes in teenagers. The necessary solution to this problem requires authoritative parental guidance during this critical period. Identity
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Teenage hypocrisy At no other time in life does a person feel more insecurity than during teenage. We are erratic and inconsistent. Our character is in the process of being formed but it is far from being finished. The terrific insecurity produces the need to be accepted‚ respected and trusted. It is then that hypocrisy in its most innocent and faultless form takes birth because of our craving for these desires. But slowly as we continue to take this horrific curse of adolescence as a blessing
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