Michael is a master at finding the hidden treasure under the giant mess of mistakes created by others. His endurance and drive that never gives up or settles for less, ensures that the hidden treasure will forever be established as a legacy of greatness and a beacon of hope for the next generation. I have watched Michael take the Childhelp organization from the brink of bankruptcy to the bold and brilliantly led organization that it is today. There are many great people at Childhelp, but Michael has truly been the game changer that deserves recognition for not only believing in the work and mission, but then achieving what some thought was impossible almost five years ago. He has given much and taken little, and through it all, he has carried…
When I was a freshman at Blackfoot High School, my sister was pregnant at age sixteen. Being a teen mom at her age is one of the most exhausting stages in a person's life. I did not judge my sister decision, she did the right thing keeping her baby and achieving her goals by graduating high school and receiving her certification in Dental Assisting. My…
Many young kids say that they are feeling pressured by their friends to have sex before they are ready to go that far with a boy/girl. More reasons that teens are getting pregnant is because of , (Why do Teens really get Pregnant?) “contraception failure, not thinking, getting caught up in the moment, believing they couldn’t get pregnant, not feeling comfortable obtaining contraception, being drunk, feeling pressured to have unprotected sex, and being too embarrassed to ask a partner to use…
Should Sex ED Be Allowed In Schools? The pregnancy test was positive. What am I going to do? Am I ready to be a mother? Would he stay or would he go?…
Regardless of abortion being legal or not, teens all around the world have had an abortion at some point to control their reproduction. Almost 350,000 U.S. teenagers under the age of 18 become pregnant every year. Abortion was used until about 1880, which was when a majority of the states in the U.S. had forbidden it unless it was used to save the life of the woman. Many abortions happen because teens are facing an unasked for pregnancy. The younger the teen is when she gets pregnant, the more likely she is to consider having an abortion.…
Teen Pregnancy Teenagers are always looking to follow the newest trends -- particularly the girls--. The newest and most popular one is one that doesn’t force girls to squeeze themselves into skinny jeans or waste money on a new pair of jordans. What is it? Hollywood’s newest and latest trend, babies. Teenaged girls instead of going out and having fun with their friends are now spending all their time at home taking care of their own children.…
The reason that they think it is fine is because, they compare it to back then when there was not any proper technology to check up on the pregnancy, and that most of those babies came out healthy and fine. There are also a lot of clinics and programs that are willing to help out teens who are going to be mothers. These programs help them get through and also can help pay for their needs. They also believe that teen pregnancy is no different than pregnancy at a more acceptable age. Any pregnancy can go wrong no matter what age you are, and any baby can come out premature.…
Teen Pregnancy in Mississippi Mississippi’s teenage pregnancy rate has been ranked one of the highest, for many years. Getting pregnant is putting life at risk because no one ever knows what will happen during or after the pregnancy. For teenagers, getting pregnant can cause some complications to the one carrying the baby and to the baby. There are ways to avoid teenage pregnancy such as increasing education in schools about abstinence, having protection if being sexually active, and being more socially involved with friends and enjoy being a teenager because one gets to be a teenager only once. Teenagers who are sexually active should be informed about these three ways to avoid pregnancy.…
Teenage pregnancy is rising in numbers each and every day. Teen girls and boys are having sexual intercourse before they are taught the true meaning behind the act. Teens having babies is about the best thing that has happened to the twenty-first century besides the iPhone. If she really loved and cared for her family, she would give them a baby at a young age. Teens typically start having sex around the age of seventeen, and this is also the most common age of having a baby.…
Detrimental is and understatement of how big of an issue teenage pregnancy is in society. Teenagers are uneducated and disregard the consequences of unprotected sex. This leads to the Number of teenage girls getting pregnant between the ages of 15-18. Respect, educated and necessities provided are all ways to encourage and help teenagers be active in safe sex. Respect is a seven letter word that needs to be established in all aspects of everyone's life.…
Teen Pregnancy Can’t Be Right! You not ready to have a baby, if you are a baby. According to recent statistics, more than 900,000 teenage pregnancies occur each year; four in ten American girls will become pregnant at least once during their teens. Since, this topic is such big there are two sides the for teen pregnancy and the against teen pregnancy. People for teen pregnant feel that it is okay for teens to become pregnant as a teen.…
After the family of the pregnant teen accepts the fact that their daughter is pregnant it brings most families closer together. A new addition to the family could change a lot. Another advantage of teen pregnancy is the bondage of the mother and baby. The teenager will have a lot of maturing to do and when her child is born and starts to grow, they can grow together. A child is a gift from God and when a mother doesn’t have anyone else to love them, she’ll know for a fact that her child does.…
We have an undefined status in society, we are no longer children, but are also not considered adults. Nonetheless we deal with people more directly, having to grow up with our friends and others. The life of a teenager is not as easy as commonly perceived, especially in regard…
Public Health Problem Teen Pregnancy is a problem that is completely preventable. It seems as if teen pregnancy has become a hot topic over the recent years, however this concern has been around for centuries. Teen pregnancy can be traced to the Puritans, traditionally if a young female was considered ready she would be made a wife, and then a mother (Adolescent Pregnancy in America). In the United States from the 1950’s to the 1970’s teenage pregnancy rates increased about 47% however, more recent trends are showing that teen pregnancy rates have been decreasing, especially in the United States (CDC: About Teen Pregnancy).…
Motherly Love Teenage pregnancy and teenage parents do not have to be any different from adults. It all depends on how one views and treats them. According to a study done by the CDC in 2014, of every 1,000 babies 24.2 babies are born to a teenage mother. As a society people must be more understanding of teenagers being parents, and know that it does not automatically make them a bad or poor parent. Pregnancy and parenting is a tough job alone, while the teenage brain is still developing think about going through both of those phases as well, and having society be harsher to one as studies show instead of actually supporting and understanding.…