School Bus Pregnancies It is hard enough for many students to get through their high school careers in one piece with little to no added hardships. Imagine being a pregnant teen trying to graduate and get their high school diploma, on top of the trials of becoming a mother. It may be a challenge, but many young, pregnant ladies have shown that getting their degree is a challenge they are willing to take. As teenagers, in most scenarios, these future moms should still be expected to behave as teenagers behave. Growing up still does take time so forcing a teenager to grow up faster than her maturity level will let her is only going to spell disaster. They need time to learn, spend time with their friends, laugh, eat and just live as any other teenager their age would. Obviously, there are limits to this, such as doing drugs, strenuous activity and drinking, but for the most part they should be allowed to live a normal life. Along with this normal life, there will always be hardships and along with a baby come many however, without school and having some kind of support system from friends, teachers or family, the journey will be much harder. Schools should not be pushing these teen mothers to alternative schools and they should not deny them of extra curricular activities. It is acceptable for teen mothers to stay in school and schools should provide some form of daycare for high school students so staying in school can be a reasonable option for these mothers. In America, most young women desire to become involved in careers and become mothers. This is called multiple-role lifestyle (Hoffung 210).Women are naturally inclined to take on more than one role at a time, such as a wife and a mother, wife and career woman or all thr... ... middle of paper ... ... someone that is courageous enough to take on a task that most people could not do themselves, just for the love of another person? It is hard enough as a teenager just getting through high school without the usual “bumps and bruises”, but for a teenager who is pregnant or has a baby, the stressors are multiplied. Schools should be willing to invest whatever the cost in the future of these young ladies by helping them out in any way they can. Providing day care, letting the girls stay in their regualar schools, and encouraging extracurricular activities are just a few of the many ways schools can be involved in helping these young women to succeed. Keeping these young mothers content and aiding them or lightening their load to keep them from dropping out will tremendously help, not only these girls’ futures, but in turn help the entire nation’s future as a whole.
Teen pregnancy is one of the many recurring themes that continue to be a problem in the African American community. This project will document the reasons why African Americans become teen parents, I will get to the root of why African Americans are teen parents. This is a problem in the African American community because we are perceived to be a race that has a variety of negative stereotypes behind it. These stereotypes sometimes stem from things that actually happen in the community such as teen pregnancy, as well as people’s perception of African Americans. Society is affected by teen pregnancy in the black community by there not being more African Americans furthering their education through college and in some cases through high school due to responsibilities that comes with raising a child, as well as the children of teen parents having behavioral issues and social disabilities. Children of teen parents are likely to have children as teens (Healthy Teen Network, 2006). According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (2014) only 40 percent of teen mothers finish high school, and fewer than 2 percent actually finish college by age 30.
Work-life integration is a constant battle among many women in the United States; the demands in the household and in the workplace are increasing on a daily basis, more often than not leaving women out of the workplace. The article “A Framework for Promoting Women’s Career Intentionally and Work-Life Integration” gives us the women in the workplace, exposed. What young college women are being told and what actually happens when a family starts becoming an option. We are introduced to models in which young women can benefit from, for example the Kaleidoscope Career Model, created to explain the differences between the careers of men and women and how women can focus on three very important concepts such as, authenticity, balance, and change.
As everyone knows, teen pregnancy rate is increasing more and more each day and someone needs to do something to try and either stop it or decrease it dramatically. Teen pregnancy is causing dramatic population increase and that’s just common sense. Teens getting pregnant at such a young age is also causing poverty levels to go up more and more. Mississippi Spent over $100 million on teen pregnancy alone in the year 2010 (“Teen Pregnancy”). Just think of what it is now. More teens are dropping out of school and not finishing their education. According to the authors of this article, “approximately 30 percent of teen mothers have mothers who dropped out of high school, 40 percent have mothers who are mothers who dropped out of high school, 40 percent have mothers who are high school graduates, and 30 percent have mothers who attended college”(Kearny et al 143). Many people don’t realize that there are many effects of teen pregnancy including higher risk of birth defect, more likely to drop out, and also abortion rates increase.
With this issue the teens tend to earn less money than those who have graduated and have went to college. This causes the children of the teen parent’s to struggle to keep up with their school peers. Teen mothers face the struggle of earning less money than those who waited to have their babies at a later time. It is found that teen mom’s, who have had babies at the age of seventeen or younger, make twenty-eight thousand dollars less after fifteen years of giving birth. In the next generation, the daughters of the teen mothers are three times more likely to become teen mothers themselves. Also in this generation, only forty percent of teen mothers who give birth at the age of seventeen or earlier actually finish high school; and twenty three percent of the younger moms go on to retain a GED ( A Baby Changes Everything: The True Cost of Teen Pregnancy’s
Although teenage motherhood is a common phenomenon, teenage mothers in higher education is not as common or expected in society. Teenage mothers do not have the same outcomes or the same support system, especially while in higher education. Although all the participants identify as a both teenage mothers and college students, every participant has had a different outcome and perspective of teenage motherhood and as a college student. Through this research, I will seek to represent unique, holistic perspectives of teenage motherhood. Holistic perspectives that are not commonly represented within literature or society.
Although there are still troubles with teenage pregnancy, there are people out there who are putting forth effort to help the social problem. Countless organizations are beginning to show up and attempt in helping these teens. There is a group that started in Austin, Texas called The Tandem Teen Prenatal and Parenting Program. “Tandem has been effective in improving the health and well-being of teenage parents and their children and has more than halved the national subsequent pregnancy rate of 24% among its clients by more then half” (Rosell, Scarborough, Lewis, 2010). Tandem is trying to help in improving the lives of the teen parents who do not have much help from anyone else. “They provide one-on-one prenatal education at appropriate intervals, with the aid of topical packets that include print and video material” (Rosell, Scarborough, Lewis, 2010).
Teenage girls often get pregnant and do not know the first step in becoming a mother. Normally, when a teenage girl gets pregnant, she is less likely to attend college according to “Women Issues” by Linda Lowen. Some mothers are not even sure who their baby’s father is and many babies get aborted. The majority of single teen mothers are living in poverty. “Almost all our teen mothers are low-income, poorly educated and low-skilled.” (CNN) One third of mothers actually have a college degree and 23.2% are unemployed. (www.singlemotherguide.com) People under the age of eighteen are still developing and are not ready to be
Adolescent childbearing has become a prominent social issue because of the broad social and personal consequences. Babies born to teen mothers are at increased risk of developing physical, social, and cognitive problems and deficiencies. Teenage mothers are at increased risk for pre-term labor and premature childbirth. They are also at increased risk of pregnancy complications, infant physical disability, and low birth weight. In many cases prenatal medical care is frequently delayed or inadequately delivered.
Teen pregnancy is a heavy topic in the United States that is now becoming the norm to most people. It has become broadcasted everywhere from TV shows, movies, and the Internet. Approximately 7% of teenage girl between ages 15-18 in the United States will become pregnant. Teen pregnancy has been down 42% since 1990 yet United States teen pregnancy rates are higher than any other first world country. Teenage pregnancy effects teenager’s physical health, social life, education, and jobs.
Many teens become overwhelmed with the stresses of high school and raising a baby; therefore, dropping out of school may seem like the best option. Attending school five days a week, studying for classes, and raising a baby would be overwhelming for most teens. One would have to pay for babysitting and many other expenses for the child that a part time job income could not cover. Dropping out of high school to work full time may seem like a great idea at the moment, but the jobs one applies for may be limited because the lack of a high school diploma.
According to Teen pregnancy statistics,” Parenthood is the leading cause of school dropout among teen girls. One in three teen mothers earned neither a diploma or a GED compared to the six percent of young women who had not had a teen birth.”( Teen Pregnancy statistics) What this article is saying is that in order to assure that the babies born to these teen moms are taken good care of us need to encourage teen mothers to finish school. With this many young women with children do not have either a GED or high school diploma this cost the states on average $260,000 in lost earnings, taxes and productivity.(Teen Statistics) On average a college graduate will earn on average one million dollars more than a high school dropout. Not only is this costing U.S. taxpayers more money, but your child is looking up to you because you are their role model and they are more likely to end up just like their mom and or dad. Children born to teen parents are more likely to end up teen parents themselves. These children have been around bad influences their whole life and they are just as likely to end up like their parent. This is a never ending cycle of teen
Teen pregnancy is an issue that has been around for decades. There are movies, shows, magazines, you name it, all with the topic of young parenthood. “Teen pregnancy rates have declined… but it is worth remembering that teenage pregnancy rates in America are still at least twice as high as other industrialized countries” (Horton, 2006 p. 21). Teen pregnancy is an issue because it makes it harder for the teen and the child. Teenagers are not fully developed so their purpose is not to raise children. If they do not have the support they need, a child, can cause detrimental problems. So what can be done about this issue? One of the things that is important for teenage parents to be successful is support. If the teen parents are given the opportunity
As a result of teen pregnancies mothers and fathers are having to work extra hard to have an optimistic future. School is no longer the first priority in teenager’s lives after giving birth. Only 51 percent of teen mothers earn a high school diploma before age 22, compare...
One of the United States’ current social problems and most discussed “hot topics” is adolescent pregnancy, otherwise known as teenage pregnancy. The majorities of teenage pregnancies are unplanned and lead to serious consequences for the parents and even possibly the child. It is important that today’s teens are well aware of the repercussions of teenage pregnancy because it is a very serious matter that can eventually lead to lifelong consequences. Even though teenage pregnancies have decreased in the past years, it is still a very prevalent issue in the United States and contributes to other current social problems such as poverty and poor education. The current cycle starts with teenage pregnancy and then leads to poor education, which leads to not many job opportunities, which leads to poverty, which can then lead to many other issues of the family like abuse and mental issues. Teenage pregnancy is so important that it is even considered one of the top six priorities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012). Through the studies of risk factors and data regarding teenage pregnancy, trends arise that exemplify social issues and problems that can subsequently be dealt with by various methods presented by health professionals.
Teens today face a lot of pressure. Many students deal with difficult life situations that hinder them from focusing on their futures. This can lead to a loss of interest in school and school events, such as a sports, clubs, or after school programs. Teens start to prioritize other things over their education. Every year, over 1.2 million students will leave school without earning a high school diploma in the United States alone (“11”). That’s a student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day (“11”). The United States, which used to have the highest graduation rates of any country, now ranks 22nd out of 27 developed countries (“11”). Students may not realize that by dropping out of high school they are more likely to commit crimes, become parents at a young age, use and abuse alcohol and drugs, and live in poverty (“Drop”). Dropouts make up the majority of those