The Canadian family as we knew it has crumbled for the better of society and family life. The improvement of families and society as a whole is shown through Blended families, Adoptive families, and Same-sex parent families Blended families help to improve society and families within the society. An article on the Global Post about single parents says, “You may have to adjust to living on less money than you are accustomed. This can result in juggling bills and possibly working more than one job. Working multiple jobs leaves little time to spend with your child, which could result in the parent feeling guilty” (The Disadvantages of Being a Single Parent & Raising a Child, 2009).…
Schools and parents need to start concentrating on teaching their young teenagers about how the body works and what are ways to prevent teen pregnancy. They need to do this is because the research from the article “A Strategy Backfires, Increasing Teen Births," written by Zoe Greenberg, has shown that using the computerized baby system increases the number of teens getting pregnant and giving births. Educating teens at a younger age, such as 12 and 13, about using contraceptives and becoming abstain has shown to decrease the amount of teen pregnancies and teen births. The research shown in the articles from the New York Times written by Kate Zernike and another author from the Opinions Page shows that educating kids and talking to them about using contraception’s and going to abstinence programs could decrease the amount of teen pregnancies…
In the year of 2014, approximately 250,000 babies were born to mothers aged between 15-19 (CDC). The most important question posed now is, why are these teen pregnancy numbers so high? Is it because teenagers are uneducated in the risks of sexual activity? Is it because teenagers are too scared to confront their parents about going on birth control? The latter of the two seems to be more of a realistic reasoning.…
A touchy subject that some say shouldn’t be protested out on the streets. While others argue that it is God’s will to lead the public to righteousness. The heated debate about abortion has been going on long before Roe vs Wade and will certainly continue long after. Woman across the country have stood up and spoken out for their right to make their own reproductive choice. Authors, scientist, and philosophers have all taken a stance to show the great impacts the world has seen since the legalization of abortion.…
Teen Pregnancy is all around the world and us. A lot of teenagers are having babies and they are still babies themselves. They cannot financially take care of kids because they do not have any money, and also they are being taking care of by their parents. The result for this not happening most teens should be on birth control. Some teens don’t want their parents knowing that they are having sexual intercourse, they should get birth control over the counter.…
this causes many teenagers to sneak behind their parents, have unprotected sex, which directly relates to teenage births. According to a survey done by CNN (Kelly Wallace, May 7th, 2015) “68% of teens said they agreed with this statement: The primary reason why they don't use birth control or protection is because they're afraid their parents will find out... That's nearly seven out of 10 teens who say fears about what their parents might think or say are pushing them not to protect themselves when and if they have sex, according to the research by The National Campaign to prevent Teen and Unplanned…
Almost all teens state they or their partner got pregnant because they did not know what to do. (Promise) This is also a reason that sexual diseases are spread. A lack of sexual education can also create problems for teens in their later life. Neglecting to instruct teens about practicing safe sex can result in many different things such as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. To help prevent this public schools should teach everything that they can about sex to help educate these teens.…
In the year 2013 there were 30 percent of 9th graders that said they have had sexual experiences (Teenage Pregnancy). That is a high number , and is only 35 percent behind the seniors that have had experiences with sexual intercourse as well. These young girls may not have learned about how to say no to having sex. Statistics show us that there are three out of ten that girls will get pregnant before they turn 20 years old (11 Facts). There were 67 percent of young ladies who blamed being pregnant at a young age is due to living in poverty (Teenage Pregnancy).…
The abortion rate among teens ages 15-19 declined by 67% between 1990 and 2011. Importance Roughly a quarter of all teen pregnancies in the U.S. end in abortion. Three in four teen pregnancies are unintended, and two out of every five of them end in abortion. Many reasons for teens choosing abortion includes: personal goal blocker, finacial stability, and maturity. While there are options such as graduating early, and government help.…
Teens go through criticism about the thought of wanting to have and keep their babies. Different teens of all ages are having babies at a very young age. Teens end up pregnant because of contraception failure, getting caught up in the moment, and being drunk, feeling pressured to have unprotected sex. A lot of the pregnancies are not planned but happen because they are not taking their times to think. Maybe they lacked knowledge of how to protect their selves to prevent a pregnancy.…
Pregnant girls should be allowed to attend regular high schools, because even though high schools contain thousands of students they deserve the same treatment and education. In recent years more and more teens are becoming pregnant, because many don’t want to use protection, be abstinent, or use the day after pill. Many teens do not know that they are pregnant for almost a month. Teens are afraid to speak to parents about contraceptives.…
The use of contraception is one of our nation’s most controversial topics. In addition to the controversy over using contraceptives, the age deemed appropriate for women to use contraceptives is also highly debated. Many believe that younger women would benefit from contraception becoming more widely available, free from the limitations and restrictions imposed by parents or the government. On the contrary, others argue that the removal of restrictions placed on contraception could prove to be unnecessary and dangerous. Through providing education on the topic of contraception as well as the resources necessary, research shows teen birth rates can be greatly decreased.…
Teen sex is an issue that keeps occurring year after year. Proposing that parents do not have sexual communication with their children because the rise in teen sex and pregnancies coincide. As stated previously, the more parents talk and drill into their teen’s head about the risks of having sex too soon would decrease the chances of teens throughout the nation getting…
Teenage pregnancy can come from teens wanting to fit in with each other or do things just so that they will belong, which can be known as normative social influence. As a teenager I know it is not easy to be around a group of friends who are all doing things that make you feel uncomfortable or like the outsider of the group, so we will try to do anything just to be apart of it, including having sex. All it takes is one time to have unprotected sex, which can make a girl come up pregnant. peer pressure is common amongst teenagers and can be a very risky or even deadly issue to have to deal with. girls or guys can easily try to persuade another female to have sex just because they are, a girl might even persuade her friend to have sex just so she won 't feel alone by having sex herself.…
Imagine having to wake up for school every morning and having to worry about yourself your having to worry about where your child will be going while your at school. Many teens are now getting pregnant before they even graduate. I know you may think it is fine but it is not teens aren 't ready for children. Being a teen mom messes with the finances and sometimes the decisions they make while pregnant aren 't too swell.…