Only About 50% of Teen Mothers Receive a High School Diploma
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸…? 🤔
Teen pregnancy and childbearing are associated with increased social and economic costs. This causes immediate and long-term effects on teen parents and their children.
𝘛𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma by 22 years of age, whereas approximately 90% of women who do not give birth during adolescence graduate from high school.
Although this is probably one of the last things you want to think about as a parent, especially if you have a teen, making sure your kids are safe and smart when it comes to this particular topic is so important! Having these conversations with our teens shouldn’t be an uncomfortable thing, it’s part of being a parent! By opening up and creating a safe space for certain conversations to happen, we are letting our children know that it’s okay to ask questions and that we are here for them!
It’s our job as parents to make sure that our children understand the effect that their decisions can have on their lives. Do you find it tricky navigating these types of conversations with your teens? Feel free to DM us and we would love to give you some guidance on how to go about it!
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 , 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
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Understanding & Engaging Gen Z
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Nothing Beats In-Person Training
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Self-esteem
𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. Positive self-esteem for teens is so important! It allows them to try new things, take healthy risks, and solve problems. Their desire to learn opens the door to creating healthy habits, and sets them up for…
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Be What You Didn’t See
Our CEO and Founder @mrjasonowilson is truly honored to be selected as one of @GymShark’s heroes for #BlackHistoryMonth! ✊🏾❤️ He talks about the Cave of Adullam, his journey, and so much more! “𝘉𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦!” Show him some love…
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3 Parenting Books
3 Parenting books our Program Director Mr. Ron is reading. 📚 1️⃣ 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 – Redefine Success for You and Your Child by Dr. Tim Kimmel 2️⃣ 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 – How to Balance Screen Time, and Why it Matters…
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What Age Do You Think Their Brain Has Fully Developed?
Parents, I know you don’t understand why your teenager occasionally behaves impulsively, irrationally, or recklessly. At times, it seems like they don’t think things through or fully consider the consequences of their actions.🚫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭! Studies have shown that the…
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Speak Blessings And Life Into Your Children Always
“𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯.” Parents, we have had many conversations about how you are your child’s biggest influence. The way you talk, how you act – to them and…
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Good Parenting’s Impact On A Child is Significant and Undeniable
𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. Yes, there are some things that come from nature that we cannot protect them from, but most of who they are and how they grow comes from us as parents. We are…
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The Cave of Adullam is Back in Person
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧! This Transformational Training Academy is for the young men in the Detroit area. This video shows a little sneak peek at these guys putting in some work! 💪 After joining this program, parents have…
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“𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.” As parents and caregivers, it is imperative to equip our children with the knowledge, skills, and the support they need to make their world a better…
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Hey parents, did you know…? 🤔 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟒 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞-𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲. In 2021, 11.3% (1.72 million) of high school students and 2.8% (320,000) of middle school students reported current e-cigarette use. Among current e-cigarette users, 43.6%…
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