Teenage pregnancy

Explain- There are many consequences of unprotected sex, such as teen pregnancy and STD’s. There are many kinds of STD’s out there, but some of them are chlamydia, gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis, syphilis, and genital herpes. Teenagers make up a large portion of the nation’s cases of STD’s (Samuels 12). 2…

The program that I developed in Module two’s SLP assignment primarily revolved around mentorship of high school aged children in an “at risk” category for teen pregnancy and birth, the program would pair an at risk teen with a working professional to develop a success track to the youths desired profession. This mentor/mentee relationship would allow the youth to develop their own goals in order to give them direction to towards their success improving their performance in school and keeping…

teenager’s life, when they unexpectedly happen to become pregnant. A. Juno, the teenage mother, makes teen pregnancy appear rather cool or easy, it makes her appear to teens as someone to follow, and has made it seem as a normal situation B. Juno does not exhibit…

Sex education should be an important part of all adolescences’ education. According to many peer reviewed articles, the United States has surprisingly the highest rates in teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.(21) In order for these rates to be controlled is through sex education. Sex education must be enforced. It is not a requirement in most schools in the United States. Due to the lack of support received by the government, most schools do not have enough funds for these programs.…

Government Essay – Should the drinking age remain at 21 years of age or be lowered? How come 18 years old can die fighting for their country, but can’t legally drink until age 21? The legal age of consumption, possession and purchase of alcohol in the U.S today is 21 years of age. It was set by law back in 1984, signed by President Reagan after over 2 years of intensive and extensive discussions. (It was also in this time period that groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) were founded…

In today’s society, you can go almost anywhere and still find that someone is still getting bullied for the way they look, how they act, or what they wear. However no one knows deep down what that person has felt or suffered through. No one knows the pain, struggles, and obstacles that person may have overcome to become half the person they are today. Nobody has the right to judge another human being for the way they are because in the end it won’t matter. In Mark Willis’ song “Don’t laugh at me…

than in 2011 (Teen driving). 2 out of 3 of those people killed in the crashes, were males. Every year, June and July have the highest rate of teen crashes and 53% of collisions occur on friday and saturday nights (teen driving). Accident causes in teenage drivers have been broken down into the following; 15% interacting with passengers, 12% cell phone usage, 19% looking at something in or out of the vehicle other than the road, 8% singing, and 12% grooming or reaching for an object (RMIIA)…

The topic of teen pregnancy has been studied in a variety of areas, but much of the research focuses on the teen mother. Over nineteen years ago, researchers Allen and Doherty (1996) found “compared with adolescent mothers, relatively little is known about adolescent fathers (p. 220). Although, current literature still continues to support most of the focus on young parenthood has been on the teen mothers. The teen father’s role in the life of the child should be considered just as important as…

Adolescents are still trying to find themselves. Their perspective and how they look at themselves develop their self-esteem. According to Erik Erikson, adolescents go through the psychosocial crisis of identity versus role confusion, which involves exploring who they are as individuals. Social pressures are high during the identity versus role confusion stage. Teens feel pressured from their parents to get into a good school or start working, while also feeling pressure from friends and even…

more likely to divorce within 15 years of their wedding compared with women who postpone marriage. [Lundberg and Plotnick 1999] In addition, women who marry in their teens tend to have more children and to have those children earlier. Children of teenage mothers also have lower birth weights, have a higher rate of infant homicide, are often the victims of child abuse and neglect, have academic and behavioral problems in school and are more likely to engage in…