Psychosocial Development and the Effects of Teenage Pregnancy Liberty University Abstract An estimated 400‚000 teen girls‚ ages 15-19 years‚ give birth each year in the US. In today’s media sexual activity and teen parenting is often glamorize‚ but the truth of the matter is the reality is harshly different. Having a child during the teen’s formative years carries the high price of emotional‚ physical‚ and financial‚ not only to the mother‚ but father‚ child‚ and community. Parents‚ educators
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“Doesn’t every woman deserve the right to have a safe pregnancy and a baby that’s born healthy? I believe this is a very basic human right.” So much has been said for and against the reproductive health bill . Just like I support the RH bill because: 1. I believe Filipina women or their spouses should have the freedom to choose what is best for them and the family. (help couples/parents achieve their desired fertility size in the context of responsible parenthood;) 2. I believe that sustained
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more contraceptives approved over the years. None of these are 100% effective. Some are more effective than others. The only one that is 100% effective is abstinence. Pregnancy‚ STD’s‚ and HIV are some of the dangers that are involved with teens and sex. Yes‚ abstinence is the best choice and the only one that is 100% effective from these dangers. I do think that teens should be taught that this is the best choice that they could make. Will all teens make this choice? Is there a way to convince all
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abstinence program’s states have a higher teen pregnancy than states whom teach a variety of sexual education programs. In southern states‚ where abstinence is only focused on‚ there are ~20% more births in southern states compared to northern states (Krueger) . Also‚ abstinence taught teens were more likely to not wear protection and higher chances to contract STDs (Krueger). There needs to be updated sex education programs in high schools in the united
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of the consequences of sex because they do not have a clear understanding of it. Parents should talk to their teens without scaring them away and schools can provide birth control‚ condoms‚ and abstinence groups to help teens understand the types of protection and cover what some parents do not know how to answer. This will help teens understand how to use condoms and birth control when engaging in sexual activity and the abstinence groups will teach teens to not have sex of any kind before marriage
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an option‚ which can cause some guilt for the young teen mother. What might be some ways to reduce this teen pregnancy? Teaching young teens about the consequences that follow after having unprotected sex with somebody else gives the young teens the knowledge of prevention. Having sex education‚ such as a speaker coming into the classrooms and talking about the ways to take care of oneself from pregnancy and STI’s put into schools starting from when teens are in middle school to inform students
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Development Association (PDA)‚ a sex education and AIDS prevention non-profit‚ Cabbages and Condoms is decorated with condoms for a cause‚ and your meal at this quirky‚ condom covered‚ establishment goes towards helping a worthy initiative. PDA - which also happens to be the fitting acronym for Public Display of Affection – uses the proceeds from Cabbages and Condoms to run outreach programs such as "Condom Nights" and "Miss Anti-AIDS Beauty Pageants" in Bangkok’s most popular sex districts‚ providing free
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Breastfeeding in young women: psychological influences’. British Journal of Midwifery 16 (3) pp 172–178. Bandura‚ A.‚ (1997) Self-efficacy: The Exercise of Control. Freeman & co. New York Department for Education and Skills (2004) Every Child Matters: Change for Children Department for Education and Skills (2009) Every Child Matter/; Change for Children. The Stationary Office: London Dennis‚ C.‚ Faux‚ S Earle‚ S.‚ Church‚ S. (2004) Sociological perspectives: Reproduction and social class. Practising
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Natividad‚ YAFS coordinator and director of the University of the Philippines Population Institute‚ young Filipinos have limited access to sex education and ASRH services‚ especially if they are underage and unmarried. Seventy-eight percent are not using any form of contraception or protection against sexually transmitted diseases and infections when they are having sex for the first time. While government programs aim to delay the beginning of childbearing and hasten fertility decline‚ teenage pregnancies
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Abstract Adolescent sexual activity can lead to consequences that are beyond their maturity. The choice to become sexual active and the consequences can bring about depression‚ poverty‚ recipient of welfare‚ and inability to maintain healthy relationships. This target behavior continues to be important policy concerns in the United States. “In 2009‚ almost 40 percent of sexually active high school students did not use a condom during their last sexual intercourse‚ and 12 percent did not use any
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