Waht are the society influences on teen parenthood?

Question

studies show that it is social norms, carelessness, substance abuse and poor parenting that have an effect on teen parenting. But what really is it?

Answer 1

Life is what you make of it.

If you have support, perseverance, if you want to raise your child and grow up then you are going to be successful.  Even if you don't have a lot of outside help if you are internally motivated to be a good parent take care of your child (with or without the mother or father of that child) then you can.  Societal influences do have some effect on how that plays out, where  you live who your peer group is, how much family support you have can make a difference.  If you have good role models then you are going to have more success, if you have help you are going to have less stress.  Parenting classes help, not using drugs helps, having enough money, food, being able to pay rent, all of this decreases stress and helps increase the chances of a teen parent.  The more people that are behind a teen parent the better their chances just as with any age parent.  The bottom line with a teen parent or any parent is you have to want to be a parent, you have to try hard, you have to not give up, and you have to never stop.  If you don't know how to do something you ask for help, you go to the library and read, you call the doctor, you call the WIC office, if you don't have a phone you go there, you find the information you need.

I wasn't a teen when I had my 1st child, 1 was 20, a junior in college.  I got married but stayed in school, my husband was in the Marine Corps about 900 miles away.  I had my daughter my Senior year and she went everywhere with me, all my classes etc.  When I graduated I moved down there.  It was very hard, I had to decide I wanted to be a mother and then make the choices from day one when I found out I was pregnant.  I have never stopped being a parent and never will.

Answer 2

Not always, some teens make great Mums

Possibly  in the past they have done some of the thing you mentioned but mostly having a baby is a huge wake up call.

I don't mean all of them just some of them.

When they have a baby they realise they are responsible for bring up that child

Answer 3

It really does vary from place to place, but because of the fact that everyone's still suppose to be all tight-lipped about s*x it makes us kids that much more anxious to know, so we learn ourselves and ultimitly sometimes sme of us have to pay thoe consiqinces. Maybe if we lived in a more accepting society and everyone was just free to feel like a real person and not some character in a 1950's sitcom then maybe things would change.

Answer 4

I was 19 when i had my first child.  I am now 22 having my 3rd.  happily married to the father of all 3 children.  own my own home.  we both have our own buisnesses,  we have 3 cars and only one car payment.  I believe we have done pretty well considering where we started out.  I think we acheived this by knowing we only had one shot to do it right.  I think society gives young parents a free pass to mess up.  they say its because their young, and then they give them assistance and alot of the time the grandparents end up raising the kids.  Im not sure how to fix the problem but we have to stop accepting it.  Just because your young doesnt mean you cant do the best you can.  Babies dont say "mom didnt feed me today, but it's ok shes young."  my children dont know Im a young mom, they just know Im mom