Argument A child needs a nurturing and stable environment in order to prosper and grow. I feel that only a two-parent household has the necessary means and capabilities to provide this. A child born to a single teenage mother is more likely to be poor and have less opportunities. Often times a teenage mother may be too self-absorbed with her voyage of personal discovery to appreciate fully or be able to meet the needs of her child. Having been thrust into premature adulthood, she cannot possibly confront life and the challenges of parenthood with maturity. Therefore it can be assumed that a child born to a single teenage mother is more at risk for emotional and other such problems than the child of a mature, adult mother.
Sometimes single teenage mothers have adequate support systems for raising a child. In these cases, their parents often provide a home, financial support and childcare. Some school districts provide special programs for teen parents which include instruction in careers and parenting experience in daycare setting where they learn how to care for their child's needs; these experiences give the mother social support as well. Unfortunately, these situations are more the exception than t
A child born to a single teenage mother is more at risk for emotional problems than the child born to a mature mother. Many times teen mothers are filled with resentment towards their child because, they are not able to enjoy being a teenager unhampered by the responsibility of a child. Child grows-up feeling bad about him or her. In addition a child's intellectual, social, and emotional development are critical and must be protected, and nourished throughout his or her life. A teenage single mother is unable to provide this foundation. She cannot prepare her child for adulthood because she has yet to reach it. Beside the emotional problems, there are also have physical problems for a teenage mother. A teenage mother is also more at risk of pregnancy complications such as premature or prolonged labor, anemia and high blood pressure. These risks are even greater for teens who are less than 15 years old. Nine percent of teenage mother has low-birth weight babies. Low-birth weight babies are more likely to die in their first month of life the normal-weight babies.
A single teenage mother has less chance to finalize her education being it higher or basic than the average teenager. She may be rejected by her peers as society deems teenage pregnancy unacceptable. She may feel humiliated and ashamed after her pregnancy begins to show, so then s
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