why do teens get pregnant, but everyone thinks it a wrong thing ?

Question

Im doing a research for school about teens pregnancy and i was wondering what other people think ?

Answer 1

its at the wrong time cuz there still in school

Answer 2

Being a parent is a huge responsibility, one that you grow into as you go no matter how old you are when you become a parent. In many cultures, past and present, women start caring for a home and having children young, even 14, 15, 16. But to them, that is normal, because they have been prepared from birth to be ready to accept the responsibilities of these jobs at these young ages. In our culture, adulthood (meaning maturity to care for self and others) mostly occurs after high school is completed. But there is no magic age at which you become an adult, or become "ready" to have a child.
I think teenagers get pregnant because our culture encourages them to seek their worth in how they look and feel, what others think of them and to do what feels right. The drive to have sex is crazy strong as a teenager, but the wisdom to treat sex like a precious gift isn't there yet.
We cannot expect teens who listen to music that equates sex with love and often devalues women to then to do as we say and wait to have sex. We can't allow girls to dress like they don't have the self-respect to leave some things secret and special and then expect the boys to keep hands off.
I think that teen pregnancy is a challenge, but doesn't have to be a tragedy for all involved. It can be sucessful if the teen(s) are willing to give up the mindset that they are entitled to partying and 'living the free life' and realize that they have now chosen a new life, of being a parent.

Answer 3

The rest of the non economic responsibilities for child rearing is not even considered in this response, and there are many.
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It is wrong for reasons based on failure in community expectations regarding the staging of the teens life; and the overall effect is economic in nature, mainly due to an expected lowering of the communitys economic standing.


How so?

1. The teen is still a child and needs to do the school stage to prepare for productive adulthood.
2. The teen as a child (child/youth under parents provision stage)is under the custody of the parents who may already be stretched economically in providing food, shelter and education for the teen plus other members of the household.
3. The community (community member-youth stage) standards of moral conduct is outraged by promiscuity and irresponsible sexual behavior. Pregnancy is still considered a moral ( read economically lowering ) stigma despite the sexual revolution of the 60's generation.
4. The path ahead for a child rearing another child not only will be difficult since these parents will have difficulties finding gainful employment. Reasons;

a. They have not finished school themselves and generally considered non hirable except for low paying menial jobs, if at all present.

b. As underaged citizens are unable to apply for any work requiring permits to operate machinery, rent a house, or drive, among other things.

c. The resulting offspring's best hope for the future remains with the charity of others; ie grandparents, and adoptive parents since a certain percentage unilaterally result in adoption.

Lastly , any teen pregnancy financial repercussions will stretch economic support system for teen pregnancies. These are usually set up by church groups and womens groups.

Answer 4

well mainly the problem is they are too young for the responsibility and stress of a child. Many times they are still in high school and they often work dead end jobs to support their child or really struggle to get through school. They have no life experience. Many teen fathers don't stick around so now they are not only a teen parent but a single teen parent. Some teen parent make excellant parents don't get me wrong but its not ideal at all.

I had my first at 25 and I would never ever want this responsibility as a young teen.

Answer 5

I had my first son whilst i became 19. i'm at present pregnant returned & nonetheless 19. i think of that even even with the undeniable fact that some teen mothers are stable mothers and can shield their infants, it makes life plenty harder. Getting a job, going out with friends, something social is limited once you have a baby. maximum teenage mothers never end intense college and not in any respect pass to college. those human beings have a harder time looking an excellent job and helping their little ones. i for my section don't think that teen being pregnant is faulty, yet i understand that if I never have been given pregnant, i may be doing plenty extra appropriate in life awesome now.

Answer 6

Nowadays, most teens that get pregnant are not married. They have a lifetime ahead of them to enjoy the things that teens enjoy. Having a baby so young keeps them from having a full teen life. Most people think it's wrong for them to go through that and bring a baby into this world when they are not ready. The baby gets the raw end of this deal. Babies deserve better than this.

Answer 7

Ok i think that all kids have the same kind of idea: we're invicible! I know I did, and with invicibility comes the thought of "that will never happen to me" but then the condom breaks, or the girl thinks that pulling out actually "works" and then they don't know what to do the next morning if such an accident happens. I got pregnant twice when I was 18-19, for these reasons i just didn't think it would happen and then i had to deal with the conciquenses. Kids don't have the experience in life to be like look, if i get pregnant and i keep the baby that means i can't go to college, or it will be very hard, i will have to work alot and i can't always count on my guy to want to stick around! they just think, hey how hard could it be!!! And thats why i think so many teens get pregnant! No one tells them this is what happens when you have a baby, forget about going out friday nights with your friends! Forget about dating for a while!! Be prepared for nights when you odn't get sleep and the next days filled with work that you have to keep!! I think that people just say "teenage pregnancy is terrible! don't do it, abstanince is the key!" but don't actually give them a good look at what its like!

Answer 8

I personally think that teenagers get pregnant because they are impulsive...not all but some. I think they sometimes act before they think...not to say that adults don't....it just seems to be more common for younger people. A sense of impulsiveness.
I don't think it is "wrong" so to speak, to get pregnant, I just think that having a child so young can cause so many roadblocks towards future planning....raising a child can make the journey a little more complicated.....not to confuse that with impossible! That is why so many people think it is wrong...the challenges of raising a child can be so great and that is why young people are encouraged to wait for their adulthood before making life altering decisions.
As a parent, I do not want to see my children become pregnant while they are young...I want them to have lots of open doors for opportunity. I want to see them enjoy their young adult life and discover who they are and how they want to live. I want them to be able to give their children all that they can offer....by setting themselves up for the future. In a perfect world I would love to see them finish school, have a career and buy a house before they start a family. But what we want as parents....doesn't always happen. I think that is why their can be so much initial disappointment when a teenager says they are pregnant.
So, that's a short version of my take on the whole deal.

Answer 9

I don't think you can classify all teenage mothers as bad parents. My mom had my brother at 16 and my sister at 17...they are only nine months apart, My brother is now 20 and my sister is 19, both working and going to college making a living and doing whats right. My mom raised them by herself as a teen mom. Now, think about this. My brothers friend's parents were 23 when they had him and he is on the streets doing drugs and doesn't bother to show up to classes. It's not just teenage parents who aren't able to raise their kids, it's people in general. You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover, none the less judge a person by there actions. I'm 16 and 6 months pregnant. Not once have I thought it was going to be easy, much less something I wanted. But now that I'm here and experiencing it, I know I can make it just as well as my mom did...If anything the only person you can judge is yourself. Teenage parents aren't "bad people" ...people who don't take responsibilty for their actions are "bad people"

Answer 10

i got pregnant when i was 14 and i had my daughter when i 15.even though it was very hard cause i was so young i thank god for her i was going down the wrong path and if it wasnt for her no tellings where i would have ended up at.by the time i was 20 i had 3 kids.i have always worked and took very good care of my kids.its not something i would encourage because u should finish school,have a good job, and be settled in life but for me it worked.but i hope my kids would wait until their in their mid 20s.

Answer 11

having a baby is hard when ur an adult having 1 when ur a teen is even harder. the babies most of the time are the 1s whoe suffer because these young parents still want to go out & their babies usually end up getting raised by the grandparents . its a sad cycle. i couldnt imagine having morning sickness then leaving to go to school ur supposed to be goin to home coming & the prom & just having lots of fun not worrying about whos goin to provide clothes & food for ur child. then most of them get on welfare becuase theyre to young to proivide for their families & then most of the time they get stuck. im not saying all teenage mothers are like this but most of the time this is the situation & its hard i had my 1st at 23 & i struggle everyday . i applaud every young mother out there