Effective Parenting - Mrs. Eaton
Use www.teenpregnancy.org (located at the bottom of this page under "Usefull Links")
1. Go to the Facts and Stats section. Click on "General Facts and Stats". Answer the following questions:
* What country has the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the Western world?
* How much does teen pregnancy cost the U.S.?
* How many women become pregnant before they reach 20?
* How many of these teens are unmarried?
* Give four statistics of how childten suffer the consequences of teen pregnancy.
2. Go back to the home page. Click "Teen Pregnancy-So What" (yellow box)
* Why is teen pregnancy bad for the mother. List and discuss 2 of the 3 statements you think are most important.
* List List 5 reasons teen pregnancy is bad (harmful) to the child. Discuss 2
* Explain why being young and having a child hurts the business community.
3. Go back to the home page. At the section "Sex Has Consequences...A Site For Teens", click on Facts and Figures.
* Do teen girls who get pregnant keep their babies? What happens?
* What happens to teen mothers?
* What happens to the children of teen mothers?
* Who are the fathers and where are they now?
4. Go back to the home page in the same section and take the quiz.
5. Go back to the home page, same section under "Teens Tell All". Look in the reality of being a teen parent. After reading quotes from teens, write a paragraph on what seems to be the major messages or issues.
6. Select another section from the website and report your findings. Some of the options in the magazine section were interesting.
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