What problems will young teenage parents face?
– Having to make a decision whether or not to continue with their schooling, and how to fit schooling around childcare. Even if they do continue with their schooling and then decide to go into further education, they will still have to fit this around childcare, and even future employment will need to work with childcare arrangements. – Money – being able to afford to look after the child and raise it, especially if they are not yet old enough to work and are still in compulsory education. Children are incredibly expensive! – Having to grow up far quicker than they would do otherwise! As a parent you can’t be at all selfish – once you have had a child, you have to put them and their needs first, always. It’s easy to say that you’re not into partying, drinking, etc. and so it’d be fine to have a baby, but most teens don’t seem to realise that in having a child you will be sacrificing ALL your freedom; you can’t even go and spend time with friends until you’ve worked out whether to take
