Why is teenage pregnancy on the rise? There are a lot of teenage issues today, the main one being teenagers having babies. Teenagers are getting pregnant younger and younger every day. WHY? What is going on in their lives? How are they going to care for their babies? Most teenagers don"t know the first thing about caring for a baby because they are still babies themselves. Babies aren't toys that can just be put on a shelf and forgotten about. Are teenagers ready to be parents?
Anita Freeman (9:00)
18 comments:
I think teens are not ready to be a mommy at all. I'm from Decatur,IL everybody in my high school was knocked up they thought it was cute and fun. I know girls who are 14 with two kids, and most of them have babies because they think it will keep a boy around. What could you really do at a young age? You couldnt get a job. I think parents need to talk to there children more about sex, and babies. I also know lots of parents who want put there children on birth control, kids act like adults, and this day and age they need it. Teens are really wild there starting to have sex at ten.
Kasha Topps
i don't think that anybody should be judged on having a baby to be honest...there are lots of them out there that love and give up everything for their baby. one of my friends had a baby not too long ago, she's only eighteen. she gave everything up for her baby, she's caring for him, loving him, she does everything a mommy should do for her baby...i do think that some kids that have babies need to grow up a little bit and care for their baby a little bit more. but not all teenagers are like that. at all. & i also agree that the teenagers need to be talked more about sex and the situation it can bring because i know that you have a life ahead of you, that it's going to be tough to get into collge, get a job while having a baby. it just depends on if you're mature enough.
kaitlyn taylor.
I think teenage pregnancy is on the rise for a few reasons. One is they don't think of the consequences of having sex can mean which is a baby. Two some girls think motherhood is so amazing and they want to have babies. Three some girls also try to have a baby to keep their boyfriend, which usually doesn't work because they most likely will break up. The girls or couples don't ever think well this baby is going to cost us thousands of dollars every year. Most teen parents either fall back on their parents for money or the government to take care of these kids. I don't think that teenagers should be parents because they are still just kids themselves.
Becky Gryczewski
Teenagers are definately not ready to become parents. I think that most of the girls that get knocked up didn't understand that it just takes one time and all they wanted to do was have sex. I also think that some parents don't sit down and explain to their kids that just becuase it looks and sounds like fun to be a parent it isn't, it's hard work.
Justine Miller
In my opinion they isn't an exact answer for why so many teens are having babies. Kids just grow up a little faster now, I guess. I know several teens who have babies and they are just as happy as ever. Just because you get pregnant at a young age doesn't mean your life is going bad. Things just happen, and everything happens for a reason. I don't see how teenagers can take care of their babies IF they have no help from anyone. Everyone I know does, but some people aren't as lucky. I would have to disagree about how they don't know how to take care of a baby because they are still a baby themselves. I'm 19 and I have full confidence that I could take care of a baby. Although, I would rather not at this age. Teenagers are not babies, they are teens. Having a baby will make you grow up very fast, and it's in a girls nature to take care of her children. She should have no problem. Teens shouldn't be having babies but if it happens they will be ready by the time they meet the new edition.
-- Heather Alber
because teens have a hard time getting a job so they become board so for pass time they have sex for fun and the end factor is kids.
65 mustang
It seems like teen pregnancy is on the rise because some of the younger kids have older brothers and sisters and they watch TV and they want to "fit in" maybe and so they follow along with what they see or know what other people are doing. It seems like they get worse as you get younger. More and more younger kids are having sex and getting pregnant. Most teenagers aren't ready to have babies. One of my best friends is 18 and will be having a baby in the next couple of weeks. She's pulled it together and she's ready for him. I know another teenager who's 17, and had a baby a few months ago and she's a great mom. You have to be mature and ready for them, but most are not ready for that big of a responsibility.
Kids these days think that they are more mature than they really are. As soon as I graduated high school some of my friends were already having kids and getting marrried. I think that it is crazy to jump out of high school and commit to relationship out of impulse. The schools need to do a better job in teaching students about sex and pregnancy, and so do the parents. I wouldn't want my kids having babies when they are still in school; even though some kids are more mature than others they should still wait.
Nolan
It seems like teen pregnancy is on the rise because some of the younger kids have older brothers and sisters and they watch TV and they want to "fit in" maybe and so they follow along with what they see or know what other people are doing. It seems like they get worse as you get younger. More and more younger kids are having sex and getting pregnant. Most teenagers aren't ready to have babies. One of my best friends is 18 and will be having a baby in the next couple of weeks. She's pulled it together and she's ready for him. I know another teenager who's 17, and had a baby a few months ago and she's a great mom. You have to be mature and ready for them, but most are not ready for that big of a responsibility.
kiara taylor(9:00)
I think its on the rise because so many teenagers believe that it won't happen to them, they cant be next. They are being naive, also they listen to the guy that their dating who says they will always be there ,but when it happens the guy leaves. A lot of people that I grew up with never actually got the sex talk from a parent and in school nobody even bothered to pay attention, so they really dont understand that gettting pregnant young is not a good thing when you can provide for yourself or a child.
Ashley Mitchell
i think that teen pregnancy is on the rise because of all the sex that is shown in the media. teens are naturaly going to immitate what they see on tv or hear in songs. if you look at tv shows they almost all have something to do with sex, or sex is part of the plot. were exposeing kids to sex younger and younger so the results are we have more sex in younger and younger people.
-matt
Teenage pregnancy is on the rise because too many teens are having sex when they shouldn’t be. They are having sex when they are too young and not ready for it or the consequences. Most of the teens having sex probably don’t even know or think about the consequences of having it. They think, “That would never happen to me.” It turns out that getting pregnant can happen to them. A lot of girls could also be pressured into having sex and end up getting pregnant. Teens are no where near ready to be parents. Having a baby as a teen can make the rest of your life difficult to live trying to take care of a child and live your life. It makes it difficult to finish high school, graduate college, and work. Teens should just stop having sex and this wouldn’t be an issue.
Jesse Naive (9:00)
I don't think that teenagers are ready to have babies at all. They are still children themselves and need to grow up before they take on the responsibilities of a child. If the mom doesn't have a good support system she may have to drop out of school to take care of her baby. It is very hard to get a job without a high school diploma. In today's economy it's hard to get a job if you have a college degree! In my opinion one of the reasons that teenage pregnancy in on the rise is it has become more accepted than it used to be. In my day if you got pregnant in high school, you were looked down upon and some girls were sent away suddenly to "visit Aunt Sally". The girls actually went to a home for pregnant teens where they had the baby and then gave it up for adoption. It may also be that fewer girls are having abortions, having the baby and keeping it.
Lois (10:00)
Most teenagers are not ready at all to have babies, I say most and not all because some may be. Older ones more then the thirteen year old girls that are getting pregnant but still not completely ready. Every year the younger generation knows more and more about sex. Young kids shouldn't even think about doing things like that let alone actually doing it. I think most do it because they think their friends are and they don't want to be left out, thats why most teenagers do anything. they don't want to be the last to have done something or the only one who hasn't so they do what they think is cool. We need to somehow get it through their heads that it's cool to wait until marriage. Someone come up with something, quick.
Kaylan
I think it is on the rise because our culture has become very sexual. What you see in movies and what you see on t.v. compared to what was allowed ten years ago. It is a tough situation because some are embarrassed to get the pill or even buy condoms. Since the pressure is always around them they take that risk even when they know what the consequences are. Most of them cannot care for the babies but some grew up fast and do. It all depends on the responsibility the teen wants to take on. You can look at it another way though, anyone who hasn't had a child yet is not ready to be a parent because you don't know unless you have had one before.
K.J. Picard (9:00)
I don't think that most teens are ready to become parents. I think that lots of teens are having kids because they just don't think of the consequences. They just think oh I will have sex once and nothing will happen, but no matter what you can get pregnant. You should just wait till you know you are really ready or better yet wait till you are married. Then you won't be stuck having a kid when you are not ready to be a parent.
Jessica Brooks
Teen pregnancy is something I do think about, beause I have two daughters. I know what I struggle with at 30 years old raising children and in my teens I couldn't imagine the negative impact it would have had on my life. I am just maturing at 30 and was deffinently not ready as a teen to have children.
Autumn
Kids just do not care as much as our parents do, or they may not have the knowledge that others have. If you look into the past, people were having kids at even younger ages then we are now, so whats the big deal. If they have babies they better have a well thought out plan on how to raise it.
--Jeremy Harding
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