Mini Summary
The article linked in this post dives into a few pertinent issues related to our FAVORITE topic….TEEN PREGNANCY! The writer examines the “cost” of teen pregnancy, being education in this case. According to the article, statistics indicate “only 40% of teen moms…finish high school” and only “23 percent earn a GED”. Less teen moms attend institutions of high education. Due to less education, thus decreasing the chances of a teen mom obtaining jobs with good benefits and a reasonable income, teen moms will often pass their own hardships to their children. Thus some teen moms create a cycle of early pregnancy and poverty for future generations. The article indicated daughters of teen moms are “three times’ more likely to become teen moms.
This article did strike a personal chord with me. My mother became a teen mom when she gave birth to me at 16. She did drop out of high school, but she did get a GED [matching up with some of the statistics in this article]. However, she did go to college and obtained a four year degree. Unlike my mom, I did not become a teen mom. According to the article and statistically speaking, I was three times more likely to become a teen mom, but I didn't!
Obviously many teen pregnancies are occurring for a number of factors including a lack of or an incorrect use of contraceptives. However, I would like to explore what factors may contribute to females who statistically are at a higher risk for becoming teen moms, avoiding that expectation or NOT becoming teen moms. What are your thoughts?
Ashley B.
