Essays on Teen Mothers

Introduction

Social work is a noble endeavor of the highest order. In the midst of all sorts of negativity, man still finds time to help his fellow beings. A charitable organization can also be a source of income if one has the resources to further this cause. Donations and volunteering are the major source of income for non-profit companies today. Twin Cedars is one such organization that is involved in charity for empowering children, youth, families, and the community in general. This essay begins with the goals and objectives and the formal structure of Twin Cedars. It also discusses the ...

It is true that everything changes when a woman becomes a mother no matter her age. It is more so difficult for teen mothers who are still young, have no means to support themselves let alone a baby and do not have the physical or emotional strength to become a mother. The discussion is true that teen mothers are likely to drop out of school due to lack of time to nurse and raise the child as well as study. Children need a lot more care and attention during their first months and year which requires full- time attention ...

Interesting Population to Work With

According to Hulme and Blegen (2010), Appalachia is a cultural group that is found in Appalachian region. The Appalachian region stretches from Northern Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama to New York State’s Southern Tier. This region hosts a population of 23 million persons but even with this big population the region has suffered isolation. The Appalachians are viewed as a very temperamental people with undesired behaviors. Many writers have revealed that the Appalachia community is prone to violence and education level is very low. In deed most of the West Coast and East Costs and popular media have constantly portrayed the image ...

In comparison with other western developed or industrialized countries, the United States of America has been established by various researchers and scholars to be the leading in teen pregnancy. Despite the fact that the teen pregnancies have been declining over years, various reports according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that the U.S. still has a higher rate of teen pregnancies than any other developed country (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). This statistics emphasizes on the need of taking teen pregnancy as a matter of great ...

Introduction

Teen's pregnancy is one of the major challenges facing most families in US. Teen's pregnancy results from unprotected sex amongst the teenagers (13 to 19 years). These early pregnancies are not desired because they are detrimental to the young mother and her child. The young mothers are cannot fully take care of the child because they are mostly in school and under care of the parents for financial supports. Therefore, teen pregnancies make most of these young mothers to jeopardise their education and overburden their parents. The major cause of these teen pregnancies includes; rape, peer pressure, negligence from ...

Bronx, N.Y is reported to have relatively high pregnancy rates. The statistics show a decline in the rate per thousand. However, overall, it is still quite high with an average rate of 85.4 per thousand in 2012. New York City’s overall average is 60.6 in the same year (“Bronx County Teen Pregnancy” n.p). To increase the efficacy of anti-teenage pregnancy programs, last year, New York started an Ad campaign which presented and promoted teenage pregnancy as a shame (Taylor n.p). It lit up a debate whether teenage pregnancy should be seen as a shame or pride or neutral. One may agree or ...

Literature Review

Teenage pregnancy is one among the oldest issues of the world. Lina Medina of Peru is in records of Guinness Book, who gave birth at the age of 5 years and 7 months in 1939. Similarly, Mary, mother of Jesus gave birth at the age of 3 years old. Henry VII of England mother was 13 years old when Henry was born in 1457. There are various other examples of the girls who gave birth to a baby in their teenage, i.e. of age between 10 to 17 years. All around the world, there are about 15 million women who ...

Abstract

Teen pregnancy is very critical and a big problem affecting the United States. The paper will address the background of the issue; include a problem statement as well as literature review explains the prevalence of teen pregnancy. The paper will look at the scope and impact of the problem and discuss the interventions and controls that can be taken to reduce the rates of teen pregnancy. It presents the challenges that are associated with teen pregnancy as well as the individual and environment impacts. The paper illustrates that; the implementation of the programs will instill a sense of knowledge and create awareness ...

Introduction

There have been numerous researches investigating the health risk factors facing adolescent mothers, as well as their babies. This indicates that child bearing for teen mothers presents a daunting task and a challenging experience due to lack of preparedness and experience. Infants born of teenage mothers have a higher preference of developing varying health risks and even neonatal death. Teenage mothers have been associated with poor eating habits and caring less about prenatal care, which is essential in monitoring the health of the mother as well as the growth of the fetus. In addition, there has been a higher preference for teen mothers ...

Introduction

Though teenage pregnancy seems to be on the decline statistics wise with 11% drop in teen pregnancy for women aged between 15-17 years and 7% for women aged between 18-19 years, the US nevertheless continues to be highest in the rate of underage pregnancy in the developed world (CDC). Teen pregnancy affects everyone in the immediate family of the teenage mothers, but its effect does not remain limited only within the family. It also puts a financial burden on the entire nation. Since teen pregnancy hampers the education of teen mothers with about one third of them dropping out of ...

Introduction

Teen pregnancy has become a widespread topic for discussion in US. As per statistics, about 34% teenagers become pregnant before reaching 20 with 79% of them being unmarried. 80% teenagers are reported to have their pregnancies unintended. The US blows about $7 billion dollars after teen pregnancy. Hardly one third of the teenage mothers finishes high school and collects their diplomas, with 80% of them ending on welfare. The likelihood of the daughters of the teen mothers becoming pregnant is 22% higher than others and the sons of teen mothers winding up in prison is 13% more likely than their ...

Introduction

The youth at risk NGO have an objective of transforming the chaotic lives of the young individuals through persistent and compassionate mentoring. The economic and social situations that are experienced calls for a quick intervention so that the risk behaviors of youths can be dealt with. There are ways that are implemented to give the youth a new chance in life and a fresh beginning. The NGO aims at inducing a new way of thinking among the youth to effectively reduce the risk behaviors.

Background information

The current trend shows that many youths get engaged into aggressive and brutal activities in the daily operations in ...

Women would often see pregnancy as their life’s goal, especially if one meets the person they intend to be and marry. For others, they see pregnancy as a way to begin a new life and family. Nowadays, there are also teenagers who become pregnant due to casual or unprotected sex who would continue their pregnancies even if they have classes to attend. There have also been instances wherein older women entering schools become pregnant and still opted to continue. While some opted to drop out of their schools to wait for their pregnancy, there are a few who braved and continued, ...