The Effects of Teen Pregnancy on Children Children from homes run by teenage mothers have to face almost insurmountable obstacles in life. The incidents of depression and mental health problems, the lack of father figures, and the high rate of poverty often connected to children in homes run by teenage mothers put them at serious disadvantages when compared to children raised in nuclear families. Many people believe that the implementation of sex education in schools …
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…about the responsibilities and the risks of having sex can do this. Works Cited 1. "Family" Encyclopedia Britannica Online <http://search.eb.com/bol/topic?eu=118054&sctn=2> [Accessed December 2, 1999]. 2. John R. Meurer; Linda N. Meurer; Richard L. Holloway. "Clinical Problems and Counseling for Single-parent Families." American Family Physician 54 (1996) : 864-868. 3. Gordon B. Hinckley. "The Teaching of Values: Putting the Father Back as the Head of the Family." Workshop. U.S Conference of Mayors. Salt Lake City. 15 Nov. 1998.