Teen

Parenting
Presented by:
Kyla D. Surop
BSSW 1-A
What is teen Parenting?

Teen parenting refers primarily to women and

men nineteen years or younger who give
birth to and elect to parent a child.
 President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the prevention of
teenage pregnancies as a “national priority.”

As he acknowledged that childbearing in adolescences carries

“increased” risk of health problems for both mother and child, such as
anemia, sexually transmitted infections, and postpartum hemorrhage.

The Philippines has recorded a total of 180,916 live births among

adolescents aged 10 to 19 in 2019, according to the data from the
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System of the Philippine
Statistics Authority.
 Cause of Teenage Pregnancy

01 Lack of information about sexual and reproductive health and

rights
02 Family, community and social pressure to marry

03 Sexual violence

04 Child, early and forced marriage

05 Lack of education or dropping out of schoolor

 Teen
Parenting
● Key points

• Teenage parents face similar ups and

downs to older parents.

• Parenting as a teenager can have

special challenges, including
handling people’s judgmental
attitudes and finishing your
education.

• With the right planning and support,

teenage parents can overcome
challenges and help their children
thrive.
1 Being a teenage parent

What matters most to children is what their

parents do, not what age their parents are.
When parents raise their children in
nurturing, warm, sensitive, responsive and
flexible ways, children grow and develop
well.
 All parents navigate challenges as their
children grow and develop. Many of these
challenges are the same for teenage parents
and older parents. But if a teenage as parent,
they might have to navigate some special
challenges, like trying to finish school while
looking after a baby. They might also feel
judged for being a teenage parent or
overwhelmed by the responsibility of raising a
child at a young age.
5 Challenges of
Being A Teenage
Parent
 Challenge #1: Difficulty
Juggling School with a
Child
● School is time-consuming as well as taking care of an infant. new
mothers report exhaustion from waking up multiple times each night.
Changing, bathing and playing with a child all take significant time as
well.
.
Challenge #2: The Cost of
Raising A Child

Infant care comes with large costs. New moms have

bottles, diapers, clothes and toys to consider in
addition to healthcare costs. An infant requires
larger ticket items, such as a crib, highchair, changing
table and stroller.
 Challenge # 3: Change in
Social Status
Teen mothers often experience a vast change in their social lives. Some drop
out of school to devote time to raising children. Others may stay in school but
must drop extracurricular activities or find a job to support their child’s needs.

All of this causes a disconnect from previous social circles. Some girls report
that friends maintain contact in the beginning but that friendships change as
the new mother’s focus changes. Teen moms often turn down social
opportunities to put the needs of the child first.
 Bottom line: Your social life will
change once you become a parent.
Make sure you consider this factor
when deciding whether you’re
ready to parent.
Challenge #4: The Possibility
of Family Conflict
Telling your parents that you are pregnant isn’t easy. Many parents are
understandably upset when they learn that their child is pregnant. In the
worst-case scenario, parents have kicked their pregnant daughters out of the
house without any support.
 Challenge #5: Changes to
Mental Health
Both becoming a teenager and pregnant are among the risk factors for depression. When
these two factors are combined, the risk increases.
There are several causes for mental health changes in teen moms. One reason is that teen
moms are more likely to experience pregnancy complications. The added stress of this can
impact mental health.

Teen parents do not have the time to devote to exercise, sleep, and self-care that they may
have had before giving birth. This can also negatively affect both mood and outlook.
But with the right support from family, friends and
community services, you can navigate these challenges and
help your children thrive by:

• working on your relationship with your baby or

young child
• working on healthy relationships with other people in
your life
• asking for and accepting practical and financial help
• trying to finish your education
• looking after yourself.
2 Healthy relationships with others as a
teenage parent

Relationships during their teenage years are often full of emotional

ups and downs. And if you have a baby or young child, it can put
some extra pressures on relationships. For example, less sleep and
less time with a partner can lead to disagreements and conflict.

Strong and healthy relationships are not only good for a teen
parent. They can influence your child’s development as well.
 3 Finishing school as a teenage
parent

Finishing school is one of the most important things they can do,
for their self and for their child. If they finish school, they have a
better chance of getting a job later on and being able to support
their family.
 4 Practical help for teenage
parents
There’s a lot of practical things to learn when you have a baby,
like how to:

•feed your baby

•change a nappy
•bath your baby
•settle your baby for sleep
•know when your baby is sick
•start your baby on solids.
 Money might be an issue as a teenage parent.
It’s worth looking into government parenting payments,
which can help them with the costs of raising children.

One way to ease practical and financial pressure is to think about

whether they can stay with their parents while their child is young.
This might help them deal with the pressures of caring for their child or
coping financially. Parents might also be able to give them some backup
when you need it and even share some tips from when they were a
baby.
THANK YOU!!
Is there any chance that u
want be a teen parent? Or
Do you want any tips on
not being one of a teen
parent?
 Well, if yes
on not being
one. Here is
the tip!
Opssss
KNOW YOUR
PRIORITIES