Essays about Parenting Page 11

Introduction When one thinks of adolescent and teenage pregnancy, the first image that often comes to mind is the stereotypical depiction that appears in movies. The girl is often called a “slut” or a “whore,” and she gets berated as she walks down the school hallways, head down, counting the minutes until she can escape…

Teen pregnancy has always been common, up until the early 1900s, however, it has become something looked down upon. In the earlier days, it was common for a teenager to be childbearing. Now, in this day and age, teen parents, mostly mothers, are looked down upon, belittle, and some are even kicked out to be…

The US has a higher unwanted pregnancy rate than any other country (Unintended Pregnancy in the United States). This is very unfortunate because sex ed is not commonly discussed. Teen not only have no idea what they are committing to, they have no training to properly raise and grow a child. Pregnancy causes teens to…

Teenage pregnancy has been a controversial topic for many years, but for centuries that wasn’t the case. In the middle ages, women were married young and expected to produce heirs. Then in the days where everyone lived on farms, they married young and had as many kids as they could to help on the farm….

I remember when I was in the sixth grade, I found out that an eighth-grader in our school was pregnant. I never knew how she became pregnant or why she wanted to keep the baby. All I knew was how incredibly big her stomach was to her entire body. I remember the jokes our school…

More than 1 in 20 US children and teens have anxiety or depression (Wolters Kluwer Health). Teenage depression and anxiety is one of America’s most prevalent issues that parents can’t seem to get a hold of. Students all over the nation are struggling day to day with this mental illness. Given how common this issue…

At one point in every teenager life, he or she has to ask this question. Who am I? I only live by my parents’ expectations it might be a little difficult to discover my true self. Because I did whatever they told me to do no question ask. Although they mean well but as a…

Nowadays there are many options and opportunities for traveling around the world. Through the internet, you can make a route and book tickets, hotel, and transport for travelling around a new place. Whatever exotic and interesting places we visit, we are all the same drawn to where we grew up, where the carefree days of…

Children go through middle childhood, this starts around age 6 and continues to age 11. This is often referred to as the ‘school years’. Middle childhood children are very curious and love to explore the world around them. They are active listeners and absorb knowledge like sponges. This is a time when children develop foundational…

In American society today we fail to address several issues that need to be addressed. Unfortunately, child abuse is one of the major issues that our country is plagued with, yet we neglect to bring this to the attention of the entire nation. It is often over looked because everyone has a different view of…