If You Want to Be Free, Then Teen Pregnancy is Not the Key!

1. If You Want to Be Free,Then Teen Pregnancy is Not the Key! By: Tina Sam and Rosalinda Diaz

2. Reason For Topic: Rosalinda: I chose this topic because I have a sister that got pregnant and it not only affected her life but it also affected my family's, myself included. It was hard on all of us, especially on my mother. And because my sister had a child, it changed everything. She was limited to what she could do, and how much she could go out. If anything, I think my mom and I had it the hardest because I share a room with them, and my mom would watch the baby when my sister had to go to school. My dad was hardly ever around and my brother always stayed in his room. Tina: I chose this topic because I have a cousin who got pregnant at age 16. This not only affected her life but it affected all our family. I watched her life as it goes up side down and it wasn't a very good experience. It did nothing but tore our whole family apart and I just couldn't watch it. I wanted to teach other girls what teenage pregnancy can do them not only it won't lead to an unhealthy life choice but I don't want them to go down the wrong path just how like my cousin did. Now the only thing she can do is learn from her mistake.

3. Goal     We want to inform teenage girls what teenage pregnancy can do to them. We want them to know what effect it will have on their lives later like it did for my cousin/sister.  We don't want teen girls getting pregnant or being sexually active, because it increases the risk of getting pregnant. Girls may think that having sex for the first time won't affect them, but they can get pregnant. We also want the girls to know that starting a family at a early age wont do them any good because it's  twice the money they  have to spent and how are you going to get a  job without a diploma?

4. Prevention tip: Get help from a counselor to try and find you different alternatives to try and finish your studying. Example: Learning center-where you go to school everyday day but for only 2-3 hours Go to a school where they have a baby day care on campus (Like Grossmont High) Most teens who becomes pregnant are most likely not to finish school and attend college. Fact #1

5. Nearly one million young women under the age 20 become pregnant each year, meaning about 2,800 teen get pregnant a day. Prevention tips: Talk to your child early about sex and be specific about it. Some of the question that you should ask you parent are: Is sex safe for me?  Can I get pregnant the first time?  Will sex make me popular? How do I know I'm ready? Fact #2

6. Teen mother who eat unhealthy foods, smoke, drink alcohol and do drug will increase the risk that their baby will be born with some problems. Prevention Tip: Parents should get to know their friends and family. Why: Because their friends may influence them to be sexually active just so they can fit in Fact #3

7. Joke Time! A young unmarried girl discovers that she is pregnant. Scared, she confides this 'news' to her mother. Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, "Who was the pig that did this to you? I want to know!"The girl picks up the phone and makes a call.Half an hour later, a Ferrari stops in front of their house. A mature and distinguished man with grey hair, impeccably dressed in a very expensive suit steps out of it and enters the house.He sits in the living room with the father, the mother and the girl, tells them, "Good morning, your daughter has informed me of the problem. However, I can't marry her because of my personal family situation, but I'll take responsibility. If a girl is born, I will bequeath her 2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beach villa and a $1,000,000 bank account. If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a $2,000,000 bank account. If it is twins, a factory and $1,000,000 each. However, If there is a miscarriage, what do you suggest I do?"At this point, the father, who had remained silent, places a hand firmly on the man's shoulder and tells him, "If there's a miscarriage, you'll have to screw her again."

8. Teen mothers has a greater risk than women over age 20 for pregnancy complications. Prevention Tips: Parents should set limit example would be like  Know who your is child dating When they are going out with friend know who they are with. Fact #4

9. About 1 in 4 teen mothers under age 18 have a second baby within 2 years after the birth of their first baby. Prevention Tip: Use a condom. Go on birth control Fact #5

10. U.S teen pregnancy rates are higher than those of other developed countries. Prevention Tips: Teens should stay abstinence Fact #6

11. Only a third of teen mothers earn their high school diploma. And only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30 Joke:  So a teenager says to her best friend, "I'm two months pregnant now, when will my baby move?" Prevention Tip: Parents should let their kids know that you value education highly. Fact #7

12. 75% of girls and over half of boys report that girls who have sex do so because their boyfriends want them to. Prevention tip: Girls that already have had sex could let them know beforehand to wait because of how they would feel if they did it She replies, "With any luck, right after he finishes high school." Fact #8

13. 8 out of 10 girls and 6 out of 10 boys say they wish they had waited until they were older to have sex. Prevention Tip: Teens should stay abstinence so they won't feel regret afterward. Fact #9

14. Teen mothers are more likely to suffer from depression and many teen mothers attempt suicide. Prevention tip: Help teens have options for the future that are more attractive than early pregnancy and parenthood. Fact #10

15. Video! This is a poem about a teenager that wrote about what happened to her when she was pregnant and how it had changed her life dramatically.

16. The four fact that we want you guys to know: 1. Teenage Pregnancy is not some fantasy world. You're not going to receive anything, but be providing for your child which takes: •  Money, Care, Time, and Love 2. Teen pregnancy is not the solution  example: • Most girl think that keeping their baby that their baby daddy would stay with them and never leave them. 3. Your going to have to sacrifice a lot for a child. example:  • If the baby daddy leave you then what? • Dropping out of school just to take care of your child 4. You'll have to work as twice as hard then you normally do. example: • Trying to finish school or homework while taking care of a baby. • Trying to find a job while managing your time with school and the baby.

17. Work Cited • http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/teenpregprev/a/teenpreg234.htm • http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/parents/ten_tips.aspx • http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/parents/ten_tips.aspx • http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/interactive/news/theme_news_detail.php?id=19240264&tab_id=122  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEQBIAHBUEg