Teen pregnancy 2nd version

Teen Pregnancy

Teen pregnancy has been a rising problem throughout our society. Studies show that the age of teenagers having sexual behavior is getting lower and lower. However, the education and knowledge about sex are still insufficient to be taught to the youth in our country. This essay will examine the causes of this phenomenon and explain some effects related to the issue.

Teenage girls are more likely to get pregnant if they grow up in a family which lacks love and company. Their parents may have busy lives so they cannot provide enough guidance and emotional support for their children. As a result, these girls will turn to their friends or the internet, of which notions and information are not proper. Also, because of the lack of attention and affection, leading to depression, they tend to seek love and warmth from other people, like friends or even strangers.

As a matter of fact, sexual education is not promoted very well in many places, especially in Eastern countries. Parents and teachers often use indistinct ways to explain sex or tend to never talk about that. It has something to do with our relatively conservative public opinion. Nonetheless, this bad habit would result in the rising rate of teen pregnancy.

What’s more, the comparative psychology and curiosity to sex among teenagers affect a lot, too, because teenagers are influenced by peers very deeply. At the same time, the social value system nowadays is more and more open, and teenagers would tend to consider having sex a bold movemeant and being outstanding, but their preparations are still not enough, though.

The technology development makes it much easier to get information about sex, such as photos, adult videos, and so on. However, the information is not all correct, which may cause teenagers to have incorrect concepts about sex.

Absolutely, the pregnancy would have influcences on the teenage moms’ emotion. Although their bodies are mature enough to breed children, their hearts aren’t prepared well most of the time. “What should I do?” “Who can help me?” “How could I get over it?” The fear and insecurity would encroach their mind and make them hard to stand up again to face the future.

The education of teenage mothers would definitely be interrupted because of the pregnancy whether they choose to bear the children or not. Many of them even discontinue their study to raise the kids or due to the mental frustration.

If a teenage girl gets pregnant during her school years, and she decides to have the baby stay, she may choose to drop out of the school and go to work to raise the baby and herself. Everyone knows it is expensive to raise a baby. However, people with low education level usually have lower income. Consequently, it will be a tough problem for these teen-pregnancy girls to live their lives. If they choose to keep their education going on and just have a part-time job, this issue will be more serious.

There are not only negative influences on teen mothers, but also on their children. Studies show that the children of teenage mothers are more likely to be born with low birth weight. Besides, they may have poor academic performances and are likely to drop out of school. What’s more, being a mother at such a young age, a teenage mother may get annoyed since she doesn’t have the freedom to hang out with friends due to the baby. This may lead to child abuse. In the future, these children who are girls are more likely to become teen mothers themselves as well. For boys, studies show that they are three times more likely to get into prison.

All in all, teen pregnancy is a significance social issue we ought to pay attention to. It may sound far away from our daily lives, and it can also be very close to us. Families and schools should promote sexual education more positively and support the teenage mothers if they need any help. Lives are worth being blessed. Children ought to be born with love and expectancy, and that’s what we call a kind of happiness.