Most of the times teenagers get pregnant and become parents is because they want to find intimacy with someone. Boys and girls are able to reproduce when they start their puberty. Times vary for different people, but the sequence is always the same.
Challenges of being a teen parent include, but are not limited to: may have unrealistic expectations, become impatient, develop poor self-esteem, lack of determination, difficulty to keep up with the financial and social needs, poverty, neglect and abandonment, dropping out of school, and not getting a job.
One of the major problems in teenage parenting is child abuse and neglect, and poverty. Many children die because of child neglect. Child abuse usually happens in families that are living in poverty.
To help teenage parents raise their young children, there are several interventions that they can take. For example, there is pregnancy prevention (#1 intervention) parenting education, child care support systems, and many other things not included in this list, including help for welfare payments and social support.
Research shows that teenagers that have very strong, supportive people around them, providing them positive and constant feedback, and helpful advice are more likely to finish school, find jobs, and feel more confident in their parenting roles (Brooks-Gunn & Chase-Lansdale, 1991).
No matter in what program teen parents sign up to, the most important component to consider is that it assesses and treats the adolescent the best suitable way for the person.
In conclusion, as responsible and caring citizens, we should help those adolescents socialize, and offer the best supportive programs to help them succeed in their roles of parenting young children and growing as a young adult.
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