Is the teen parenting stressful?

Question

im doing a project for school and your answers would help me out alot...names will not be included just your selective answer

Answer 1

all parenting is stressful

Answer 2

Teen parenting

Raising a child isn't an easy thing to do. Raising a child while the parents are still in their teens is even harder. Dealing with the day to day chores that involves a baby and trying to work and get an education is very stressful on any teen.

Trying to work, go to school, raise a baby and still having some growing up to do is nowhere near easy. Dealing with a checkbook, a husband, a newborn, a job and finishing school at sixteen was hard. I managed, just like many other teen moms but I do wish things could have been easier so I could have enjoyed my first born even more, without all the added stress.

A teen mom often deals with becoming stereotypical in the eyes of those around her, strangers, friends and all. Many people don't wish to acknowledge the fact that it only takes once to get pregnant, which may very well be the case for the girl in question. Yet many people will look at her as lowly, assuming she got pregnant on purpose and slept around often. Her parenting skills are doubted, even if she follows the most popular of the parenting experts.

Closer to home, teen moms have to deal with relationship problems that may not be such a problem for a mom to be who has been in a relationship for a longer period of time. Boyfriends tend to drop out of the picture or promise to be around, only to leave later. Often the mom will realize he isn't the best person in the world to be a dad, so she doesn't push the issue. Child support is a problem, since most young dads, like the mom, are still in school or not making very much at work. There are some great teen dads out there but unfortunately, they are few and far between.

If the mom decides to stay with her parents, she deals with relationship issues on this front too. All to often grandparents want to take over. How can they not? It's extremely hard to step back and let your teen parent another child while you know they're so young, especially if the parenting styles they have aren't what the grandparents practiced on their own children. Babysitting, parenting styles, doubting the ability of the teen-- All these can truly affect a teen mom in a negative way.

Finishing school and working to support a baby is also a big problem. In today's world, a college degree is almost a must for any good paying job. A high school education is even more important. If a teen mom still has to go to school and work, she has very little time to be a mother. The worst part of it all, is that usually, that's what a teen mom really wants to be. Most teen moms don't want to be part of the statistics. They don't want to be looked down on. They do want to take care of their child, or children, in hopes that they grow up to be strong people. They also want to show the world that they can be a good parent.

Answer 3

It really depends on the individual kid, and how you react to things as an individual.
I have two teens, 18 and 14 and a 2 year old(all boys), the teens really don't give me to much trouble, but I stress over the "coming of age" things, such as riding in cars/driving...getting hurt on the football field...using drugs...unwanted pregnancy...college funds...etc.
These are all things that normally come with being a parent of any age kid....but I have to say, I am not the type that "sweats the small stuff".
Everyone has a base line level of "stress" then there are those people who worry constantly, about things that are beyond their control...
Parenting itself comes with stress,
When they are newborns, you worry if they are eating enough, and if you're able to understand the different cries,
When they are toddlers, you worry about them whacking their head open on the table, or climbing out of their cribs..
When kids are 5 yrs old, you worry about stranger danger and stress out on why the child will not tie their shoes...
When they are 10 yrs old, you stress over if they fit in, and if they are doing their homework,
and when they are teens, you worry about more "adult" situations, like the ones I listed earlier...
The stress of being a parent is always there, it's the reasons for the stress that really changes... Being a parent of a teen can be stressful...but In my opinion, no more stressful then being the parent of a 2 month old, or a 25 year old...It's just that there are different things that parents "stress" about with each phase of their children's lives.
Good Luck on your paper...I hope this helped.

Answer 4

Certainly. Parenting at any age can be stressful. That is why parents need help, because they can't take it on 100% by themselves. Teens have an even more difficult time of it because they also have to continue their education, and a teen's social life is also much more compelling than staying home to care for an infant, toddler or elementary school student. Teen parents also may not have the extra support system in place because they may be single parents, so they may feel stress from having to burden another with the care of their child, not to mention the financial stress caring for another person entails. With the right support systems in place, teenage parenthood stress can be reduced, but if you take into account the other burdens placed upon someone of that age by society and by themselves...bringing a baby into the equation may always equal added stress.

Answer 5

Teen parenting can be very stressful. depending on a few things that could make it a little easier:

1. Whether the teen is dealing with parenting on their own or whether both parents in the situation are working together to raise the child.

2. Whether or not the teen's parents are supportive or not. (knowing that they have supportive parents can have a pretty big impact on the teen parents)

3. Last but not least, Whether or not there is available funds for the teen/s to raise the child. (raising a child is very expensive, therefore, insufficient funds can add extra stress on to the parents)

Answer 6

I'm 24, and its stressful enough!! New born wakes every three hours or less, and wants food, cries, needs to be changed. Formula cost tons, so I breast feed. Diapers and wipes are expensive, and we get them in bulk for the discount. And I'm a stay at home mom for the time being, with a husband to support me! A teen may have parents, may have support from the father. Not very likely though. Plus going to school, pay for child care.

And the people that were your friends, likely won't be soon after the pregnancy, since you can't drink or party, and get tired easily. Even if you're married and over 21. It's lonely at times.

Answer 7

Yes it is having a teen is difficult because while you must take care of them and are responsible for them just like when they were babies, they are not babies, in a different time they would have been out on their own by 16 and most teens want to act that way. They do not realize that they are causing tremendous stress in the family. This is why babies start off being so very cute it is so you can remember and not kill them when they turn into teens.

Answer 8

Teen parenting is not stressful.Although it can be,but you can over come that stress by doing everything you have to do in order to provide for your little one.Like continuing school,you can always put your little one in a daycare, and get a part time job that's only for the weekend or on weekdays too, if you can handle it.You can still work and go to school while their young.So by the time you finish school you can still work and possibly go to college.So it's only stressful if you let it.be.Take it from me,I had my first child at 15.I finished school and I also had a part time job at McDonald's on the weekend.I had my second child at 18.I was pregnant with my second child before I even graduated out of high school.Now my son is 5 and my daughter is 2,and I'm 20.They both attend school while I'm at work.I go to college part time to be a RN.And as far as needing a babysitter when you wanna go out and enjoy yourself you can pay a family member to do that.I hope I've answered your question,if not you can email me further questions at [e-mail] I'm not saying it's alright to have children while you're a teen,but some times sh** happens.Just always remember the 7 b's:books before boys because boys bring babies!I just hope you're not trying to get pregnant on purpose.

Answer 9

Being a parent is stressful enough, but being a teen parent is overwhelming. If you never finished high school, you can't find a job that would pay well enough for you to support a child. If you're still IN high school, there's the added stress of trying to raise a child and finish school. And forget about having a social life! Teen parents tend to get alienated from their friends because they spend their time raising their child, working at whatever job they can find to support their child, and trying to finish high school or study for their GED.

Answer 10

What objective are you talking about if you mean is being a teen parent stressful? Then i could say yea it definately is i struggled so much to get my high school diploma and start college with two children i had the hardest time especially being that i had nobody in the world to help me with the exception of welfare. The father split and that was that. But if you are asking about raising teens then i could say that it is for most parents because of the fact that teens are harder now days to control and discipline whereas twenty years ago every parent was strict hope you find your answers

Answer 11

Yes it is, teenagers are in a position, where they are just beginning to learn how to be responsible, when a baby enters the picture, it's care becomes a responsibility that the teenager is Not prepared for. Most young people that end up pregnant, do not have the support of their parents, or close family.
Even with the support of family, it's hard, because the child's the one that had a child. Learning to care for the child now has a child doing the learning.