Monday, 20 August 2018

What's the biggest priority? Pregnant teen


I saw a lot of opinions on the post about the 15 yr old who is pregnant. I don't want to turn this into an abortion debate and won't respond to posts about abortion since everyone is allowed their own opinion on that.Can we think for a moment about what this girl really needed? She needed an adult in her life to give her good advice. Scaring her about her bf getting jail time is more likely to make her respond like a teenager and focus on protecting him instead of getting help.Telling her to get an abortion doesn't get a concerned adult in her life which is what she needs. She said she would feel like she is killing her own child, which anyone can look up development and know there is a heartbeat by 8 weeks. You are not this girls parent and shouldn't counsel her on a life changing decision that you're in no way involved in. What if she gets an abortion and falls into the category of kids who become suicidal? This is something that happens and while you may have had an abortion without regret it doesn't mean that is true for everyone. I won't respond to posts about abortion.I think the best thing for this girl is to find a compassionate adult who can help her talk to her parents and get her proper help on all levels. I didn't read all the posts but I know from people who work with pregnant teens that most parents will initially be angry and then get over it. The teen would greatly benefit finding an org that works with pregnant teens, who can answer her questions, help her make a plan, tell her how to talk to her parents, and give her emotional support whatever the outcome.This girl needs her parents more involved in her life. Even if you're the kind of parent who thinks the best approach to teen sex is giving your teen a condom I would hope you'd want your kid getting advice from people who are invested in the outcome not people who will likely never hear from the child again.I really hope she finds an adult she can trust to talk this through with so she can deal with her fears and be counseled on making good decisions.Edit: bottom line, do you think she needs an objective adult in her life to help her make decisions? If you posted did you encourage her to get that? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2PovYVG

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