How To Cry For A Change Essay

Cry for a Change I want to live a normal life; the lament of many teen mothers who wished their lives were different. Teen mothers have never considered how a pregnancy would affect their lives. Statistics showed “thirty-seven percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of twenty”. Growing up with a single parent may be a factor that causes teen pregnancy. The lack of sex education drives teens to practice unsafe sex; therefore, accidental pregnancy occurs. Another reason for young women to get pregnant is that they are suffering low self-esteem, which allows peer pressure to influence them. De Graaf, Hanneke, et al. support that “Empirical research shows that both parental support and knowledge, in general, …show more content…
Growing up with a single parent can be hard on teens, in the absence of a father or a mother causes them to seek to for fill that emptiness with someone else love. I believed parent should participate in their children’s life, even though they do not live together; they should have closeness between them and their children. I understand that some parents cannot get along, and they do not want to be closer to each other, but they should not think about themselves anymore. Most important, they should focus on the well-being of their children, and be active parents to them. “Teenagers who have strong emotional attachments to their parents are much less likely to become sexually active at an early age and less likely to have a teen pregnancy”. Teenagers who are closer to their parents are more confident, and most likely they will abstain from sex because they feel protected by their parents. The positive attitudes from parents; definitely, makes a difference in the lives of their teen …show more content…
Teens get involve in unhealthy actions so that their peers will notice them, and so that they may fit in. Teenage girls with low self-esteem are an easy target for predators that want to take advantage of them sexually. Males states that “Trauma cause by physical, sexual, or emotional abuse may be the most striking and overt causes of low self-esteem”. Young girls who grow up in abusive families are more likely to be sexual active, and they do not use contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. These girls want to be accepted by other people, so they try to do whatever they can to please others. It is important that parents help their children to build their self-esteem, by telling them how important they are to them. Parent should teach their teen daughters that beauty is not all that important; they should motivate them to see themselves as smart, confident, and strong people. That should help teen to delay sexual activities, and prevent unwanted