IF there was a group home set up for pregnant teen mothers where they could live through out their pregnancy and for 8-12 weeks after giving birth, would it be a good place to go. Here you would be taught basic parenting and life skills, prenatal classes and have to help and support you need to get through your pregnancy. You would have someone who would help take you to your appointments and be your labour coach while in the hospital.
I realize such places exist but are few and do not help everyone in this situation.
My best friend and I were contemplating on starting such a group home. She has a social work background and I have a labour & delivery nursing background.
It would not be that we are promoting teenagers having babies but would be a place for them to go when they had no where else.
We realize this is not a way to get rich and this not the reason why would be doing it.
Just wanted some opinions to if this would be a worthwhile cause
2006-08-01 16:56:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
The reason we were thinking of teens is because at the group home (teenage girls)where my friend works right now, if a teen was to be pregnant while there, she would be kicked out with no place to go.
I was completely appalled when I heard that, most of these girls are in this home because their families abandoned them in the first place now a gov't run house is going to turn them on the street because they are a product of their society???
2006-08-01 17:08:44 · update #1
The idea is really great but you have to remember that after they have thier babies they still wont have a place to go. IF their families are not supporting them while they are pregnant they certainly are not going to support them once the baby comes. There are many group homes but they expect you to give the baby up for adoption once it comes this is the whole idea of the group home so the girl can be hidden away while pregnant then have the baby and the baby goes to a family and the girl comes back home and no one is supposed to know that she had a baby. Not all girls want to give thier babies up and with a little help starting out can provide and take perfect care of thier babies. The home would be perfect for girls whose families no longer want anything to do with them because of the pregnancy and you could provide them with the tools to be self supporting once they have the baby. YOu could help the girls get the court papers done so they could recieve child support from the fathers and set up contracts with local companies to do piece work at the home by the pregnant mothers like typing and lite things like that and they could also take turns in watching children in a day care type setting where the babies from the mothers who have delivered and have found work would be taken care of along with taking in other children from the general public for a price which would help fund your home. The money made from the piece work the girls would do would help cover costs for thier room and board and medical expenses and what is left over they could start saving for baby things and clothes they will need after they deliver so they can find work. This would help them to learn right off hand to be responsible and not to depend on the government for welfare. They would be kept very busy since they also would have to be studing for thier GED so they dont screw off thier education. If they are taught to be responsible and not be lazy it would improve thier lives by 99%. Getting funding from the state wont help them to make it in life. If you can find a way to accomplish this task you will change the future for the better for alot of these girls and thier babies. Once the girls have delivered and have found work there should be a place where they can continue to stay for up to 3 or 6 in which they pay rent and food since they will be working and have to save so they can rent a place after the six months. I hope you can pull off this project because it is much needed. It will take alot of planning and work. I wish you all the luck and strength in the world so you can make it happen. Good luck. The cause if very worth while
2006-08-01 17:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by hersheynrey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After reading all these entries on these boards about the teens that are getting pregnant, having sex, and want to know if they are pregnant, I think it's a very much needed thing.
I don't know what all you would have to go through to get it started and I don't know where you would check to see what it would be, but if you were in my area, I'd be giving support!
We need to do something for these kids because most parents must not be doing their jobs with teaching sex to their children. We need to get more programs into the schools and be more blunt in the explanations, I guess.
We need to get across to those that have had sex already that it's not too late to stop either. Just because they've done it once or more doesn't mean they can't stop. That would be a good thing to teach these girls that would be in the home too. That and self esteem.
Best of luck and hope you can get it off the ground!
2006-08-01 17:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by 317bossyaussie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was the norm in the 60's-70's. I was given up for adoption by my birthmom in 1978. The difference is that now teen pregnancy is more accepted in our society, and pregnant teens are not the "pariahs" they once were. I think the draw-backs are that the teens spends much of her pregnancy without the support of her family, and families that are devastated by the pregnancy are able to keep the situation "out of sight, out of mind". It would be an excellent idea for those teens who would otherwise be thrown out by their parents, but if you did do something like this I think group family counseling should play a big role in it. Maybe if more places like this exsisted now, there wouldn't be so many news reports of newborns found abandoned. Good luck & God bless!
2006-08-01 17:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ashley F 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a wonderful idea and would truly be a labor of love. So many pregnant teenagers feel like there is no place to go. If you can support them during pregnancy and help them through the tough choices they have to make, then you will make stronger girls and stonger mothers.
I think it would be a cause that everyone could get behind as well.
2006-08-01 17:03:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a great idea! I think in the 1950's there were places like that but they were there for parents to send their children away so nobody would know they were pregnant. It sounds like a great service to provide to teens from bad homes that need help. Maybe you could even offer some kinda of schooling to make up for time missed in school, so they can still graduate from their high school.
2006-08-01 17:04:02 · answer #5 · answered by weswe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be very neat just like you said not every pregnant teen has a place to go and it would be worth your while every on needs help now and then
2006-08-01 17:02:38 · answer #6 · answered by nicks girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you would help out a lot of scared pregnant teenagers who do not have anywhere else to turn to for support and guidance
2006-08-01 17:03:20 · answer #7 · answered by shelleigh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God bless you. I cannot think of a single negative thing about what you are proposing. I think it is a truly wonderful idea and I hope you make it a reality.
2006-08-01 17:02:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its a great idea many teens are pregnant now and if there parents dont help them who will no one thats why some think about abortion and other stuff that they shouldnt do....
2006-08-01 17:01:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Good luck on capturing your dreams.
2006-08-08 07:31:56 · answer #10 · answered by spyder90tishuez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋