Category Archives: teen pregnancy

Teens Need Your Attention!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Pat

In a recent post, teen parent expert Aurelia Williams http://www.parentingmyteen.com stated some scary statistics about teens.  These stats come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  By the time teens are age 14: 20% had tried smoking 66% … Continue reading →

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Clothes Don’t Cause Pregnancy, People Do

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Pat

In the news this week is a story about a company, Forever 21, that is launching a clothing line for pregnant teens and young women. This is stirring up an intense controversy. In my mind it is much like the … Continue reading →

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Letterman Has To Go!

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Pat

Like many others, I have been watching the drama unfold around David Letterman’s comments about Sarah Palin’s daughter. It has taken me a few days to get my head around everything that was said and I have come to the … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy Pact

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Pat

Ok, we have all heard about the school in Gloucester, MA in which there are 17 pregnant teens (ages 15 and under). This is a number which is much higher than the statistical average. It appears that all of these … Continue reading →

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