As I see more and more of my friends, people I went to school with, associates, and other young people with babies and pregnant, I wonder if we're really ready to be parents at such young ages. I know that a lot of our grandparents and great grandparents were married and had children as early as 16, 17, and 18. But you have to admit that times were way different then. They had so much more responsibilities and little opportunities. Mentally, they were older than their age. They already knew what it would be like to raise and support a family because they had already helped so much in the raising and supporting of the family they were born into, at least I know that is how it was for my grandparents and great grandparents. My great grand mom had 18 children and my grand mom and her other siblings worked odd jobs to bring in much needed extra money for the family and were responsible for caring for the younger siblings and keeping the home clean and running.
Nowadays, since most children don't grow that way anymore, I am hesitant to think anyone under 26 has the life experience and general knowledge necessary to raise a child. Certainly, teenagers have no business with a baby when they can barely care for themselves. I am sure by now a lot of you have heard of the 12 year old boy and 15 year old English kids that became parents to a baby girl in early February. When the now 13 year old Sean Stewart was asked how him and his 15 year old girlfriend Emma Webster were going to support their child financially, he had to ask the interviewer what do they mean by financially. After the reporter explained to him that financially meant money, he said that it would probably be their parents supporting the baby rather than him and Emma(obviously, since they have no jobs and are under the legal working age anyways), but he said he would be more than happy to use his 10 pounds of weekly allowance to help out a little. Oh, and 10 pounds is equivalent to about $20 U.S.
Even though those youngsters were pretty young, a little younger than your average teen parents (not by much though), their answer for who would be caring for their baby was all to common. A lot of young parents, teens and all the way up to early adults, still depend heavily on their parents financially. Over half of the people I know who are pregnant or have had children still live in their parents house with their parents helping them raise their children. Why would anyone have a child if they know that they can't support it themselves?! I think it all comes down to poor planning, lack of consideration for their parents and family, lack of respect for themselves, and disregard for the traditional family foundation. Grandparents should not have to support their grandchildren AND their grown ass kids. If you're old enough to get pregnant then you are old enough to work and support your own family. Not only are the young parents at a disadvantage but the baby is as well. A child growing up with their parents is not functional...at all. The child will grow up with misconceptions about family structure and parenting responsibility. They are also 30% more likely to repeat the mistakes of their parents.
What a does a person between the ages of 16-25 really know about parenting or life? Teens are still growing up themselves and haven't even begun to live life and young adults are just trying to get caring for themselves down to an art. I know that older parents make mistakes too but I hear of too many cases of child neglect and abuse where young parents were involved. Most of the time their famous line is, "I didn't know that...." "I thought that if I....." "I had no idea that it was against the law to...." "I thought the child would be okay if I just..." and on and on. Those type of comments say it all folks.
http://news.aol.com/article/baby-in-dryer/362514
Nowadays, since most children don't grow that way anymore, I am hesitant to think anyone under 26 has the life experience and general knowledge necessary to raise a child. Certainly, teenagers have no business with a baby when they can barely care for themselves. I am sure by now a lot of you have heard of the 12 year old boy and 15 year old English kids that became parents to a baby girl in early February. When the now 13 year old Sean Stewart was asked how him and his 15 year old girlfriend Emma Webster were going to support their child financially, he had to ask the interviewer what do they mean by financially. After the reporter explained to him that financially meant money, he said that it would probably be their parents supporting the baby rather than him and Emma(obviously, since they have no jobs and are under the legal working age anyways), but he said he would be more than happy to use his 10 pounds of weekly allowance to help out a little. Oh, and 10 pounds is equivalent to about $20 U.S.
Even though those youngsters were pretty young, a little younger than your average teen parents (not by much though), their answer for who would be caring for their baby was all to common. A lot of young parents, teens and all the way up to early adults, still depend heavily on their parents financially. Over half of the people I know who are pregnant or have had children still live in their parents house with their parents helping them raise their children. Why would anyone have a child if they know that they can't support it themselves?! I think it all comes down to poor planning, lack of consideration for their parents and family, lack of respect for themselves, and disregard for the traditional family foundation. Grandparents should not have to support their grandchildren AND their grown ass kids. If you're old enough to get pregnant then you are old enough to work and support your own family. Not only are the young parents at a disadvantage but the baby is as well. A child growing up with their parents is not functional...at all. The child will grow up with misconceptions about family structure and parenting responsibility. They are also 30% more likely to repeat the mistakes of their parents.
What a does a person between the ages of 16-25 really know about parenting or life? Teens are still growing up themselves and haven't even begun to live life and young adults are just trying to get caring for themselves down to an art. I know that older parents make mistakes too but I hear of too many cases of child neglect and abuse where young parents were involved. Most of the time their famous line is, "I didn't know that...." "I thought that if I....." "I had no idea that it was against the law to...." "I thought the child would be okay if I just..." and on and on. Those type of comments say it all folks.
http://news.aol.com/article/baby-in-dryer/362514
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