children having children

1. Teen Pregnancy

2. Having a baby as a teenager can cause problem for
both the mother and the baby. Some potential risk are:
• Mental illness
• School failure
• Poverty
• physical problems

3. Teenage pregnancy can also cause
conflict between families

4. Pregnant teens may not seek proper
medical care. Seeing a doctor regularly
is important during pregnancy so that
any complications can be caught early.

5. During a doctors visit several
problems can be detected. Some
problems that can be detected are:
• Down syndrome
• Birth defects
• Size
• Blood type
• STDs

6. Teen parents may have different
emotions that they may not know how
to handle. Some emotional problems
are:
• Not wanting their baby
• Depression
• Anger
• Guilt
• Anxiety

7. Due to the emotional instability
mother can cause harm to their baby
they may be neglectful and abusive.

8. Parents can help prevent teen
pregnancy by:
1. Talking to their children about sex
2. Talking to their children about pregnancy
3. Talking to their children about birth control
4. Talk to their children about the risk of having
sex at an early age ie;STDs
5. Talking to their children about the
responsibilities

9. There are several outreach programs
to help teenage parents and their
families. Some local ones are:
• Single mothers out reach
• Girls club LA
• DPSS
• Gain
• Planned parenthood

10. It is important that we get as much
information out and into the hands of
teens so that they can have a clear
understanding of how serious having a
baby at a young age is