Teenage Mothers And Adoption

Teenage Mothers Teenage motherhood is a strange topic in our society. On one hand, it is highly frowned upon by a large number of people. It is seen as a bad thing to have a child as a teenager, especially if the mother is unmarried. However, even though many are opposed to the idea, it is highly popularized in the media. There are multiple shows on popular TV networks targeted at young people, which follow the lives of some teen moms and their families. This combination of fascination and shame associated with the topic making it highly controversial in many aspects. In the event that a teenage girl does get pregnant, from the first day she knows, there are countless life altering decisions that must be made. One of the first things to …show more content…
This option can be explored for many reasons. Primarily, adoption is explored when the mother isn’t confident with her ability to take care of the child, or knows that she will be unable to support it. Giving a baby for adoption is sometimes the best option for the child though. By giving the baby to an adoptive family, there are certain benefits to both parties. Families looking to adopt are background checked, and usually have to wait a long time to get a child, showing their commitment to the child. They also are required to be financially stable in order to adopt a child, reassuring the mother that their child will be cared for. Adoptive families are also sometimes unable to have children of their own, which can give the mother the satisfaction of knowing that even though they couldn’t keep their baby, they are giving a child to a family that may otherwise have not been able to have …show more content…
Even more questions must be answered and decisions made. Depending on the age of the mother, she would need to choose how she would handle her education from then on out. Some mothers choose to stay in traditional school until they are due, and then go on independent study while they have their baby. Others may choose to go to a continuation school. Many continuation schools have programs for teenage mothers, so that they can still get an education while raising a child, such as onsite daycare. The other option that a teen has is to drop out of school completely. Sadly, 50% of all teen mothers drop out of school before graduation. Of the 50% that stay in school, only 2% will go on to get a 2 year college education. However, depending on the needs of both the mother and baby, traditional school may not always be an