Running With Scissors By Augusten Burroughs

Teen parents often find that caring for a child makes it difficult for them to continue their schooling.Teen parents are also more likely to subject their children to abuse and neglect because they feel overwhelmed by their unfamiliar, ever-demanding roles as parents.Children born to teen parents earn lower standardized test scores and are more likely to drop out of high school.Becoming a teen parent also seems to have long-term implications for

Developmental Child Psychology has been defined as a field of study that examines and attempts to explain why and how human beings change and develop over time. Changes include physical change, mental change and social change.

As adolescents grow older, they undergo a process identified as child development. Child development observes the physical and mental progressions from infancy to the end of adolescence. It is a long-term process

As demonstrated in the quote above, teenage mothers suffer drastically from abortion’s negative psychological effects. Teenagers are more susceptible to vulnerability in times of need. Getting pregnant at a young age would be a time of need, since they are not capable of raising and supporting a child alone. As demonstrated above, teenagers have peer pressure to abort a baby from parents or sexual partners. This pressure comes from the message that society conveys that says teenage pregnancy is unacceptable and frowned upon. The parents or sexual partner pushes for the abortion, unknowingly pushing these young girls into a life of mental pain. The vulnerability pushes these young girls to go through with the abortion, opening themselves up to a changed life that affects their mental state in a negative manner. The abortion puts them at risk to depression, suicidal thoughts and other psychological problems. Thus, abortion effects a teenage girl extremely negatively.

Child development theories explain how children grow and change in their childhood. These theories center around various aspects of child development such as cognitive growth, social and emotional aspects.

Child development to me is the study of a child and their growth development from infancy to adolescence. Every child develops and grows differently and no one child is the same. The child that I chose to study is my 11-year-old niece. Her name is Briana and she is the eldest of my 10 niece's and nephew's. The reason why I chose to study Briana for my SEA study, is because she is older and she can express herself on her development and growth. Her mother will help me with the background on Briana's growth and development, as well.

Children born to adolescent teen mothers face many health risks. For example, the child has the risk of being premature because their mother might not be fully developed to undergo her term of pregnancy. Other than health issues,

Teen pregnancy is an important issue for several reasons. For example, there are health risks for the child born to teenage mothers and the child is more likely to suffer health, social, and emotional problems than children born to older mothers. It is also a possibility for teenagers who become pregnant to be at an increased risk for

The teen may not have the support of the father of the baby so she is left on her own as a single mother. Having a baby can change the teen's life in many different ways due to economic and educational obstacles. The teen may not bet able to complete school and get a job due to the constraints that come with having a baby. Not having sufficient education, in the long run, can lead to poverty and problems for the teen. Also, teens are rarely able to assume independence after the birth of their baby, so the adolescents family or community will need to support the mother if possible. A teenager that is pregnant will need an abundance of support, education, and encouragement throughout and after the birth of her

Child development has many theories with different ideas about what children are like and how they change. Children are beings who change physically, cognitively emotionally and socially. There are many different theories and they all take a stand on 3 basic issues: Is the course of

When it comes to development, there are many different forms. A person goes through not only physical and intellectual development but also emotional and even social development. While some develop efficiently in all areas, others can encounter issues with their development in some or even all areas. No matter how one develops though there is always questions about it. How it all works, what to expect, and even why one is not developing in a certain way or like another person. Imagine you are a parent, how would you explain these developments to your child? What would you tell them about the changes they may encounter physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially?

Data has shown that children who are born to teenagers are instantly placed at a higher risk of physical development, social, and behavioral problems. For instance, one-third of pregnant teens (15-19) receives no prenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy; this number has increased to 50% for girls under 15.

Having said that many teenagers don’t realize the responsibilities and life change issues that come along with being pregnant because of their actions and behaviours that lead them there. Another problem that countlessly occurs in a teenage relationship is having harder time coping with being careful when it comes to getting sexuel or that urge of control to stop themselves from continuing to risk something that both individuals are definitely not ready for which also could make a big effects in their lives.

The emotional toll put on the teenager’s shoulders can often times be too much for them to bear. Learning about health risks, financial necessities, and all the little things like no longer being able to go out with their friends whenever they want only adds to the heaviness of the situation. Other worries like whether the mother has the education and monetary support she needs along with if the baby’s daddy is going to be in the child’s life is a tremendous amount of stress on the mother. All the stress can drive the mother into depression. Parents do not generally want their kids to have kids. Instead of being supporting, they end up being hostile and throwing cruel comments around because they can, because they are upset. The hostility can be overwhelming and prevent the teenage mother from taking proper care of herself and her child which increases the risks of birth complications. In some instances, the mother turns to abortion as a quick fix and it can increase the already present depression.

Having teenage parents can cause the children to have phycological issue for the kids. For example on the website www.healthline.com is said girls who were raised by a teenage parent will have a higher chance of making the same mistake as their mother and also become pregnant as their mother. They will lean and imitate the same thing their mother did which will end up with them getting pregnant or getting someone else pregnant. It can mentally mess up a kid cause a lot fathers who become a dad as a teenager end up bailing on the baby. It can have an even worse affect which can cause both the parents to separate.