Being a problem in the US, teen pregnancy has grown for the last couple of decades to become a leading issue for the country. Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face, taking over many lives of teens, the question is asked, “Can we change the rate of Teen Pregnancy before it becomes a bigger problem?” In past times, Teen Pregnancy has been a rising problem throughout the United States. In 2012, a total of 305,388 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years making this This is a record low for U.S. teens in this age group, and a drop of 6% from 2011. Basically 3 out of 10 teenager girls will most likely get pregnant at least once before they hit the age of 20, which estimated would be about 750,000
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With kids, school is usually the second priority, parenthood is the leading reason why teen girls drop out of school just because it is hard to handle a child and school work. Little less than half of teen moms ever graduate from high school and few get college degrees. It is not only hard on the parent, it is also hard on the child as well. The kids have a harder time become stable self-centered children as they grow, some become troubled, having a hard time coming making it. Why would you do that to a child? When you have a child just remember, your “significant other” won’t always stay by your side and help you out with the child. Most teen moms suspect that having a child will make the relationship with their partner last longer but most of the time it’s the exact opposite. 8 out of 10 fathers don 't marry or stay with the mother of their child, maybe because it can create an emotional crisis resulting in feelings of shame and fear of the scary thought of taking care of someone or just because they do not want to deal with the responsibility, but most have the same reason on why they leave a mother a distressed time in her
With kids, school is usually the second priority, parenthood is the leading reason why teen girls drop out of school just because it is hard to handle a child and school work. Little less than half of teen moms ever graduate from high school and few get college degrees. It is not only hard on the parent, it is also hard on the child as well. The kids have a harder time become stable self-centered children as they grow, some become troubled, having a hard time coming making it. Why would you do that to a child? When you have a child just remember, your “significant other” won’t always stay by your side and help you out with the child. Most teen moms suspect that having a child will make the relationship with their partner last longer but most of the time it’s the exact opposite. 8 out of 10 fathers don 't marry or stay with the mother of their child, maybe because it can create an emotional crisis resulting in feelings of shame and fear of the scary thought of taking care of someone or just because they do not want to deal with the responsibility, but most have the same reason on why they leave a mother a distressed time in her