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Teenage pregnancy & marriagesTeenagers health & lifestyle guideA generation or two ago teenage marriage wasn't all that unusual, it was quite normal for teenagers around the age of 15 and 16 to get married and start a family, the husband going into work to support his new wife and eventually his family. Back then men were men and went to work to support the family and the women took care of the home and family, the education opportunities that we have today were non existent, teenagers were lucky if they stopped in school past the age of 12 with many of them going into work at a very early age. The world didn't hold the opportunities it does today and the opportunities for education that we have today, life expectancy too was so much shorter. Today times have changed and education now plays a more vital role with many teenagers staying on in further education and going to college to earn degrees. Girls have more freedom of choice and are no longer just wives and homemakers they have the choice of earning degrees and holding positions alongside the men. Today teen marriages do happen however most of the time not through choice, unfortunately many teenage marriages today are marriages forced by pregnancy. The difficulties that teenagers face Sadly mistakes do happen for one reason or another, maybe the teenagers are just too immature and didn't take the proper precautions or sometimes however careful we seem to be accidents do happen. Many teenage marriages come about as a result of pressure from parents on either side although some do happen by choice. Although marriage due to pregnancy might seem like the responsible thing to do, unfortunately the majority of them barely last until the child in question reach their first birthday. Marriage is hard, it's a give and take process that many adults fail at so what hope does the teenager have of making it a success. Teenagers are going through many problems at this time with hormone changes and all the problems associated with puberty, so is it any wonder that 9 out of 10 will fail. Add the joys of bringing up a baby and this is a recipe for disaster, it might seem like a good idea when it's talked about but in reality it is so much harder to cope. Most teenagers don't know what they themselves want so how can they be expected to know and understand what their partner will want. What can be done to help? Parents can do a lot to help their teenage son or daughter, of course the first reaction will be one of anger and disappointment with your child and this will then give way to disbelief and worry about the future. This is the time however when your teenager needs your support, shouting isn't going to help or change anything and most teenagers will regret what has happened and feel bad enough about the situation as it is without hearing it from you. Occasionally the teenagers themselves will insist they know what's best for them and will want to get married and bring up the baby, other times it's the parents who insist they get married as it's the only thing to do. Marriages that start out this way very rarely last and other options should be considered, such as abortion. However there should be no rush decisions made and all parties should get together and discuss the options and consequences openly. If for whatever reason after having gone through all the options the couple are old enough and mature enough to make the decision and still want to make a go of it then parents should do all they can to help and support their teenagers by most of all being there for them when they need it the most. |
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