Claim of Value - Teen Pregnancy

(Rickel . The mother , though a major factor , is still not the sole determiner of the child 's development - the environment that the kid has grown up with plays a great role especially if the mother belongs to a higher social class . Yet , the fact still remains that teenage pregnancies are more common to teens from lower social classes , living in slums and situated in less favorable environs . In addition , the frequency of premature delivery , underweight infants , and physical and developmental disabilities are greater in babies with adolescent mothers when compared with

those born from older female parents (American Academy of Pediatrics . Any physical disfavor on the infant further aggravates the situation both for the teenage parent and the child , economically , socially , and psychologically

The government is doing its best to ensure the well-being of all its constituents , but it must not support those whose needs are based on whim , or even negative circumstances of their own making . It is also the ambition of mothers , both young and old , to shape her child from womb until maturity , and yet how can a teen mother properly demonstrate it when she hasn 't even reached that state of adulthood herself ? In the end , the teenage mother suffers , taxpayers suffer , the government suffers , and mostly , the child , the future of the nation , for the most part , is affected . And what would a nation of orphans and broken families look like

Teenagers have no need to rush things in life . Life comes in stages , and adolescence plays but a short period that will soon pass . Therefore instead of thinking about pregnancy during adolescence , what the kids should focus on is to enjoy their own youth responsibly and prepare themselves for adulthood and duties that would enable them to create the best possible environment for the...