Articles related to "Teen Pregnancy"



Teen Pregnancy in the U.S.
Although celebrity teen pregnancy stories like Jamie Lynn Spears and movies like Juno are in the news, teen pregnancy rates really aren't relatively high in the U.S.
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Teen Parent Rights
A discussion of how the media affects society's perception of teen pregnancy and teen mothers.
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Abstinence and Condoms
Abstinence isn't as effective in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease as most people think.
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Considering Secret Life of the American Teenager
As the ABC Family hit nears the end of its current season, pregnant teen Amy Juergens awaits the birth of her son and the adult characters continue to parent their teens.
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Everybody Has An Opinion.....
An introduction on how to deal with, curb and face teen pregancy, realistically and from a teen mother's point of view.
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Overcoming Teen Pregnancy
They say the cards are stacked against our children...
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Secret Life Starts Season 2
Can The Secret Life of the American Teenager truthfully depict the experiences of one pregnant teen?
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Sexy TV Linked to Teen Pregnancy
A 2008 study establishes a connection between young people viewing sexy TV shows and an increase in teen pregnancy. Does television cause teens to have unprotected sex?
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Teen Moms Unite
Being a teen mom is hard. Befriending other teen moms can help to lighten the load.
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Teen Pregnancy Acceptance
When life throws us a curveball do we embrace it or ignore it? We are faced with many challenges in life and the only way to conquer them is to face them head on.
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Teen Pregnancy Options
You're pregnant, but your clueless on what is next. There are many options to choose from. One must decide and choose what is in the best interest for themselves.
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Teen Pregnancy Poem
Poem about teen pregnancy and parenting experience.
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention
The National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy highlights an important issue and offers activities and ideas for our work with kids.
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Teen Pregnancy Support
Are you a teenage mom who feels alone? Are you looking for a support group? Read this article to help you get started.
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Warning Signs Predicting Teen Pregnancy
The Centers for Disease Control lists several factors that make some girls more susceptible to having sexual relations and getting pregnant.
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Who did you say was pregnant?
The story of four special needs girls.
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The Secret Life of an American Teenager
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy recommends that parents watch "The Secret Life" television show as one way to talk to teens about sex.
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RIP Magazine Strives to Inspire At-Risk Youth
For Evelyn Rodriguez, publisher of a magazine created especially for at-risk youth, the printed word and visual arts can combine to create a powerful tool for change.
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"Sugar and Spice"-- 2001's Guilty Pleasure
A review of New Line Cinema's cheerleading comedy, "Sugar and Spice." The film, which stars Mena Suvari, Marla Sokoloff, and Rachel Blanchard, opens everywhere January 26, 2001.
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Awareness Important in Reducing Girls Having Sex
Although sexuality is an important part of adolescent development, no parent wants a teenager to have to face consequences that come with early sex experiences.
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Dear Mom and Dad...I'm Pregnant
Are you pregnant? Do you fear telling your parents? Read this article for help.
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Director Jason Reitman's Juno
This Oscar-winning screenplay features an offbeat character in a funny and poignant story of an unwanted pregnancy.
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Dreams and Decisions
Dreams and Decisions is a program geered towards teen girls. Hear what Marnette Patterson of "something So Right" had to say.
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High STD Rates, Abstinence Ed Link
Health officials fault abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula in the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in teens.
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Is Jamie Lynn Spears Pregnant Again?
According to Hollywood's hottest paparazzo, Perez Hilton, the 17-year old sister of Britney Spears is pregnant, just four months after giving birth to her daughter.
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Juno – Movie Review
Ellen Page sparkles as the title character in this funny, heartfelt drama.
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Movie Review: Juno
Written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman, this film about an unexpected pregnancy will speak to anyone who has felt like a stranger in his or her own skin.
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National Tour of Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is a musical with storylines profound enough to make Shakespeare wish he had written them. The lyrics and actors bring these stories to life.
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Once Upon A Time, Or How To Change A Life
Once Upon A Time is not a bedtime story, but reading it could change a life, maybe even yours.
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Secret Life Season Finale
Birth of a baby, death of a childhood...The Secret Life of the American Teenager ends its season with mixed signals.
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Tales of Teenage Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy is currently a popular topic in the media. These three young adult novels approach the sensitive subject in unique and engaging ways.
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Teen Mom for Life
Rant-flavored essay about "looking" too young to be a mom.
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Teen Mom Stereotypes
Discusses how far too many talk shows turn teen pregnancy into a stigma.
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Teen Mothers & Discipline
Focuses on the importance of discipline for teen moms.
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Teen Sexuality Websites
Talking about sex with your teen can be challenging - here are some resources that can help.
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Abstinence and Your Teen
There's one absolutely fool-proof method for avoiding teen pregnancy: abstinence. Here are some of the issues at hand when teaching teens about refraining from sex.
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Pregnant Daughter of Sarah Palin
All arguments that Sarah Palin's family should be left alone by journalists disappeared when she paraded them on stage at the Republican National Convention.
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Sex Before Marriage
Sexual behavior before marriage has changed over time becoming normal for a high percentage of Americans, including teenagers regardless of religious beliefs.
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Tom Batiuk, Creator of Funky Winkerbean
Guns, cancer, teen pregnancy and alcoholism are tough topics to discuss in any forum, let alone in cartoons. Tom Batiuk (sounds like “Battick”) takes on the hard issues in his comic strip creation, Funky Winkerbean. Batiuk shares information and support, with teenagers in particular, that find themselves in troubling positions. Somehow, the cartoonist is able to find humour in the serious events.
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Love on Canadian TV
The topic this Valentine's Day is love -- love as it plays out on Canadian television. Unfortunately, the road to true happiness isn't smooth, and couples often find themselves at a crossroads, or, as is the wont on Canadian programming, separated permanently. Here is a brief look at the loves and losses on four Canadian dramas.

So, you're telling us that Utah is the closest thing to a theocracy in America
A glimpse at living in the closest thing to a formal theocracy in the United States
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Author Snapshot Biography: Allison
A brief Author Snapshot Biography of the life and works of Southern writer Dorothy Allison, Contemporary American Fiction author.
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Dead Naked Paris Hilton Artwork
A sculpture of a naked, dead Paris HIlton, by artist Daniel Edwards, is on display at an art gallery in Brooklyn, New York as part of a Public Service Announcemment
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Enhancing Youth Development
This article introduces ways youth workers can create programming that promotes youth development.
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Guiding Light's Finale
Guiding Light, television's longest running drama and longest soap opera in production has been cancelled. The final show will air September 18, 2009.
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Impossible Book Review
Nancy Werlin's newest novel follows Lucy Scarborough's battle to break the curse that has plagued her family for generations.
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Teens and SADD
SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) was originally conceived over twenty-five years ago with the mission of helping youth resist pressures to drink and drive.
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TV's Effect on Youth Development
The Kaiser Family Foundation provides research that shows that sexual content on television may influence youth behaviors.
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Danse Macabre - The Dynamics of Spousal Abuse
The abuser may be functional or dysfunctional, a pillar of society, or a peripatetic con-artist, rich or poor, young or old. There is no universally-applicable profile of the "typical abuser". Yet, abusive behavior often indicates serious underlying psychopathologies. Absent empathy, the abuser perceives the abused spouse only dimly and partly, as one would an inanimate source of frustration. The abuser, in his mind, interacts only with himself and with "introjects" - representations of outside objects, such as his victims.
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Do Virginity Pledges Keep Teens Safe?
Virginity pledges are a popular tool used in abstinence-only sex education. Are they effective in preventing teens from having sex before marriage?
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