Parenting Advice

SaM asked:


One of my co-workers (also a close friend of mine) just found out his daughter is pregnant. She is only 16 yrs old, a JR in highschool. He and his wife are both 39 yrs old and they are freaked out right now. He asked me for advice but I have zero experience in a situation like this. I want to find out if there is website, or if any of you have tips on how to cope with having a pregnant teen, and soon how to be successful parents/ grandparents. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome, thanks!

Brian

4 Responses to “Advice for a parent of a pregnant teenager?”

1. Jason Says:
   January 28th, 2012 at 1:16 pm

   Taylor

   well i’m only 15 an nor am i a parent but tell them to talk to her. like about what she wants to do an they need to talk to the babies father an his parents.they should’nt be mad they should just talk to her about it am everything should be good

2. Henry Says:
   January 29th, 2012 at 5:58 pm

   Brayden

   google it, that’s what my mom did.
   and tell him that, no matter what to try and be supportive, Im a pregnant teen, and i was always scared of my parents, thinking they wouldn’t support my decision of keeping the baby.
   All she needs right now is love and support, to know that she isn’t alone, because then she will just end up depressed.
   I know that what she did was wrong, but what done is done, and no matter what you can’t change the fact that she got pregnant.

   hope it helps.

3. Brayden Says:
   January 30th, 2012 at 9:09 pm

   Brooklyn

   Well I was the teen in the scenario. First off please tell them to try to be easy with her. My parents completely flipped their lids and well I felt so alone! I had no one who really understood and the jerk who I got pregnant with even after 3 years of dating didnt want to deal with the responsibility of a baby. Just tell them that she is not just going to need there help as a parent but also as a friend. My parents finally came around when I was like 4 months pregnant and they were and still are the best grandparents. They love my little boy with all their heart. Their best option is to talk to her and see how she is feeling…does she want to keep the baby? put it up for adoption? You know those kind of questions and then they should stand by her in ANY descision she makes regardless to whether they like the answer she is giving. They should realize that in all reality she is still basically their scared little girl who got herself into some BIG trouble and now she is going to have to live with that for the rest of her life. Please tell them good luck for me and I hoped this helped…by the way its been 3 years in my situation and I still strongly disagree with the way my parents handled my situation and wish they had just listened from the start.

4. Carlos Says:
   February 1st, 2012 at 8:48 pm

   Jasmine

   Lets face it, kids are having *** and some are not using condoms. This is not to say that condoms are foolproof. Even though the parents are freaking out, I believe they should be supportive of their daughter as this is a difficult time for her as well. Most likely she is not ready to be a mother. I believe that the parents and daughter should meet with the boy and his parents and discuss options for this child. Does the daughter want to keep the baby or give it up for adoption. As soon to be maternal grandparents, do they want to assist their daughter in raising this grandchild themselves? Would the paternal grandparents be willing to raise their soon to be grandchild with their son? Can the 2-families co-parent and raise this child together?

   What about school? Can she finish the semester at her junior high school? If, not find out how she can continue her education at home and still finish on time. The parents are impacted the most, therefore, they need to set rules and expectations for their daughter to follow.

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