Teenage Pregnancy :- 5 overlooked factors that can lead to this situation
Teenage Pregnancy
5 overlooked factors that can lead to this situation
The pressure from peers cannot be avoided. But with guidance and counseling, the temptation of wrong decisions can be checked.
Be it shame, confusion, dejection, and sometimes frustration, the feelings that usually comes with teenage pregnancy are the types that should not be experienced at all.
It
cannot be argued that pregnancies among girls less than 18 years of age
have irreparable consequences. For they seem to be violated with
life-threatening consequences in terms of sexual and reproductive
health.
Also, their situation poses high development costs for communities; particularly perpetuating the cycle of poverty.
But
then, the consequences are not the issues here. It is the overlooked
factors that usually give room to the situation that should be checked.
Because
teenage pregnancy is gradually becoming a call to attention for
everyone; as the underlying consequences are usually bitter to the
ignorant teen, the family, and society at large.
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Teenage mother
(Africa time)
 What are the factors that can lead to teenage pregnancy?1. Peer pressure
Not without reason was it scriptured that evil communication corrupts good manner.
As
a matter of fact, the types of peers an adolescent keeps and interacts
with, coupled with their unchecked excesses, plays a major role in the
making of decisions whose consequences they are almost never prepared
for.
Yes, the pressure from peers cannot
be avoided. But with guidance and counseling, the temptation of wrong
decisions can be checked and avoided.
2. Family relationship
When
a teen has no heartfelt relationship with family, I.e when they have no
one with whom to share concerns and discuss sensitive issues, they are
usually left to rely on the opinions of inexperience.
And
when this happens, as it is always the case, young girls become preys
to boys with ill intentions. Although the intention might not
necessarily be ill, the result will not let it be otherwise.
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3. Depression
This
unexplainable feeling of aloneness could easily betray one into the arms
of an unscrupulous comforter, trading the appearance of a wolf for a
sheep with the aim to deceive their unsuspecting victims.
Their comfort makes it all the more easy for the sufferer to be victimized.
Parents
and guardians should take it as a duty to be there for their girls when
their quietness becomes so loud. Otherwise, the unexpected might be the
case.
4. Lack of sex education
This
is where mothers need to take their rightful place in the life of their
daughters. There should be no shying away from this fact. Because a
teen that is ignorant in matters of sex can easily be misguided.
So,
in other reduce the growing trend of teenage pregnancy, the female
child must be educated on the topic of sex ( especially the
disadvantages of unprotected sex). And the male teen should not be left
out from this schooling as well.
For the right knowledge, once instilled, can help guide them in the making of decisions.
Teenage pregnancy awareness
(The national campaign)
5. Environment
If we
can be sincere with ourselves, we will agree with ease that most of our
environment is not good for raising children. In fact, they are
detrimental to their mental state.
An
environment that sees nothing wrong with underage sex cannot influence
the teen positively. Such environment is like a dark rooms that
encourage the act.
In conclusion, we
cannot afford to be unwatchful of the lives and choices of the future
generation. If there has ever been a time for us to get involved with
their activities, then the time is now.
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