Lisa W.

In the following viewpoint, high school student Lisa W. argues that teen pregnancy and childbearing present difficult challenges. She maintains that many teenage mothers fail to complete their education and end up on welfare. Moreover, the children of teenage parents are often born with birth defects and later suffer behavioral problems.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to the author, how are boys commonly affected by their mother’s teenage pregnancy"

2. What should teenage parents teach their own children about adolescent sex and pregnancy, as stated by the author"

3. According to the author, why are many teenagers’ babies born premature"

Teen pregnancy is very common all over the world.

Teens from the ages of ten to nineteen years old are

having babies. In a sense, babies are having babies. Pregnancy and giving...