One of the things that people have been talking about when it comes to teen pregnancy has been in the news over the past week and it was the topic of the previous post in this blog: it’s the fact that the USA Today pulled an ad that was geared towards parents and encouraging them to talk about sexuality with their teen. The problem, they said, is that the ad might offend some of their readers.
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While the USA Today chose not to print the full page print ad of talking points aimed to get parents and their teens talking about pregnancy and the ways in which having a baby while still a teen will impact the way that life plays out, the Candies Foundation did air a PSA during the WB Network’s popular “Gossip Girl” series.
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Is it really possible to break the issue of teen sexuality and teen pregnancy down into black and white? Or, since this is election season, let’s put it this way: is it really possible to break the issue of teen sexuality and teen pregnancy into red and blue?
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In this political season, California is attempting to pass a proposition that would require teen girls to notify their parents before having an abortion. Those who work with teens say that this is dangerous.
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There are a number of reasons why teen pregnancy in the United States seems to be on the rise again, and one of the assumed reasons is that if it is good enough for celebrities and those who have been thrust into the spotlight, it must be something to aspire too. However, when you approach anyone who has been a pregnant teen, particularly if they have come from a poor family or are, well, not Caucasian, there is a double standard: the reality hardly ever looks anything like the fantasy did.
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One of the greatest challenges presented by teen pregnancy is a sense of separation from one’s peers. A pregnant teen who was once social, outgoing and into going out with friends who has decided to keep her baby is likely to withdraw as the pregnancy affects her energy level and she seems to have less in common with her peer group. This is a part of the reason why many teens who make the choice to keep their babies end up dropping out of school.
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There is an assertion by some that teen pregnancy and teen motherhood have been somehow glorified by the announcement of Bristol Palin’s pregnancy and the support that she has received from her family along with teen/tween TV star Jamie Lynn Spears making the choice to keep her baby. While in both of these cases, the teens have had the family support and financial backing that would enable them to raise a child, that’s not always the case and, that’s causing some concern.
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While Teen Pregnancy Advisor is designed to address the topic of pregnant teens and the options that are available to them, there are times and places in which there is some carry over into other topics. One of these topics is South Dakota Initiated Measure 11.
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One of the interesting things that has come up regarding teen pregnancy in the couple of months since the Republican National Convention is the idea that pregnant teens are ready to move into marriage and parenthood.
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It’s not difficult to find clusters of teen pregnancies - particularly when you start to look at US Census data. What you’re going to discover fairly quickly is that 53% of young Hispanic women under the age of 20 have given birth.
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