Teen parents often experience difficulty in achieving their educational and career aspirations. The study reported here identified the sources and types of support that teen parents consider most useful in reaching these goals. The teens rated relatives as the most helpful source of support and government assistance programs as least helpful. The most useful types of support included having consistent childcare, while establishing good relationships with parents of the father of their child and obtaining government resources were least helpful. Extension professionals are in a unique position to collaborate with schools and community agencies to help teen parents obtain necessary supports
Majority of teen pregnancy literature and practice is deficit based, focusing on the consequences of...
University of Minnesota Ed.D. December 2011. Major:Work, Community, and Family Education. Advisor:Dr...
Throughout the rapid and intense changes that adolescents experience, their parents retain important...
Abstract: Teen parents often experience difficulty in achieving their educational and career aspirat...
This study investigated the social support network of pregnant (n=10) and parenting (n=22) teens rec...
Adolescent parents face developmental, physical, mental, and social challenges that are different th...
The period of adolescence can be a difficult time for females. Adding on the pressures of becoming a...
How do adolescent mothers navigate the responsibilities of motherhood and schooling? What resources,...
The purpose of this study was to examine career aspirations of pregnant and/or parenting adolescents...
Approximately 10% of all adolescents between 15-19 years old in the United States become pregnant, w...
This project involved the creation and maintenance of a support group for teen mothers in Sullivan C...
In 2015, there were 229,715 babies born to teens between the ages of 15-19 years of age. Over the pa...
Teen pregnancy has been heralded as a social issue that affects families for generations. While rece...
Teenage mothers are at a greater risk to drop out of school than their non-parenting classmates. The...
This exploratory study was conducted to explore the following research questions: l) What are the ne...
Majority of teen pregnancy literature and practice is deficit based, focusing on the consequences of...
University of Minnesota Ed.D. December 2011. Major:Work, Community, and Family Education. Advisor:Dr...
Throughout the rapid and intense changes that adolescents experience, their parents retain important...
Abstract: Teen parents often experience difficulty in achieving their educational and career aspirat...
This study investigated the social support network of pregnant (n=10) and parenting (n=22) teens rec...
Adolescent parents face developmental, physical, mental, and social challenges that are different th...
The period of adolescence can be a difficult time for females. Adding on the pressures of becoming a...
How do adolescent mothers navigate the responsibilities of motherhood and schooling? What resources,...
The purpose of this study was to examine career aspirations of pregnant and/or parenting adolescents...
Approximately 10% of all adolescents between 15-19 years old in the United States become pregnant, w...
This project involved the creation and maintenance of a support group for teen mothers in Sullivan C...
In 2015, there were 229,715 babies born to teens between the ages of 15-19 years of age. Over the pa...
Teen pregnancy has been heralded as a social issue that affects families for generations. While rece...
Teenage mothers are at a greater risk to drop out of school than their non-parenting classmates. The...
This exploratory study was conducted to explore the following research questions: l) What are the ne...
Majority of teen pregnancy literature and practice is deficit based, focusing on the consequences of...
University of Minnesota Ed.D. December 2011. Major:Work, Community, and Family Education. Advisor:Dr...
Throughout the rapid and intense changes that adolescents experience, their parents retain important...