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Young Single Mother And The Influence Of Her Friends
from: Karlie BestlerYoung single mothers are just like other teens. Teens eat poorly. Sometimes they drink or smoke. They are influenced by peer pressure to become sexually active. When they become pregnant, those same influences can be damaging to the child. After the baby is born, a young single mother and friends often part ways. The mother may face alienation and ridicule from the same friends that helped to influence the behavior that got her in the situation.
Sometimes the baby's father is among the young single mother's friends. He may take an active interest in helping to raise the baby. If a teenage mother continues to be sexually active, her chances of having a second child increase dramatically. With 1 in 4 adolescents having a second child within 24 months of the first, a young single mother needs good information on birth control. If one of her friends is the baby's father, she must take precautions not to get pregnant again.
Once a teenager becomes a mother, she may want to quit school. At this point she may have some loyal friends who can make the difference between her decision to stay and complete school or quit. With the support and understanding of friends in high school who are her own age, a single mother may not feel too intimidated to return to school. A young single mother who has friends who influence her positively has more motivation to succeed.
A young single mother with friends who care about her can have the best type of emotional support system for her. It will help her in times of stress to know that others care for her. Sometimes the teenage mother is paired in mentoring programs with adults to help her gain valuable parenting skills and provide onsite daycare while she attends classes. In these instances, these mentors can become great friends and provide positive influences to young single mothers.
A young single mother with friends who are there for her to cheer her on, help her keep striving to finish her education. Friends who don't belittle her situation may be an incentive to keep the mother trying to improve her circumstances.
A young single mother with friends who influence her negatively may shirk her responsibilities and eventually have serious problems with drugs and alcohol. It is important for parents or mentors supervising young single mothers to try to guide them into making good choices when it comes to their circle of friends for the mother and the baby's sake. The single mothers social aspects should not be ignored for teenage single moms.
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