Teenage parenthood Argument A child needs a nurturing and stable environment in order to prosper and grow. I feel that only a two-parent household has the necessary means and capabilities to provide this. A child born to a single teenage mother is more likely to be poor and have less opportunities. Often times a teenage mother may be too self-absorbed with her voyage of personal discovery to appreciate fully or be able to meet the …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…Beside the emotional problems, there are also have physical problems for a teenage mother. A teenage mother is also more at risk of pregnancy complications such as premature or prolonged labor, anemia and high blood pressure. These risks are even greater for teens who are less than 15 years old. Nine percent of teenage mother has low-birth weight babies. Low-birth weight babies are more likely to die in their first month of life the normal-weight babies.