Reply to Why do young people have kids they can't afford?

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Why do young people have kids they can't afford?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a couple of younger female relatives that had their first child in their teens, which was tough enough. But then they had more kids with other boyfriends in their early twenties. They struggle financially and socially with unstable relationships and stress. What is the logic among younger women, wanting so many kids so young?[/quote]

Because they can’t afford an abortion or birth control.  [/quote]

This isn't all of it, but it's a major part. I grew up in an area with high poverty and teen pregnancy rates and my mother works with teen moms. The birth control methods pushed on teen girls (because they assume they will not consistently take pills) are often the worst methods in terms of side effects and failure rates. Depo Provera is a big one in these populations. Terrible method. IUDs need to be promoted more among teens. There is a false narrative out there that they are not a good option for women who've never had kids. Pain management during insertion is important, even for women who have had children, but they are such an effective method and "set it and forget it" methods are great for teens who may be inconsistent with pills.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics