We felt very proud of that girl when we saw that picture, because she kept the baby. congrats!
Friday, 25 March 2011
She kept the baby!!
We felt very proud of that girl when we saw that picture, because she kept the baby. congrats!
Pregnant teen :)
Here we post a picture were you can see a teen that is pregnant walking to school with her friends.
My own experience: pame
At the beginig it was very difficult to find a place were we were able to go but we didnt give up, because we wanted to go and help people of our age.
But finally we found a place, Vifac. it was awesome the place, the girls were very nice and we play and had a lot of fun. i felt really happy when i saw thir thankness expression on their faces.
I am very proud of what we did and im very thanful with the teacher of leting us to make this project.
Thank you teacher!!
But finally we found a place, Vifac. it was awesome the place, the girls were very nice and we play and had a lot of fun. i felt really happy when i saw thir thankness expression on their faces.
I am very proud of what we did and im very thanful with the teacher of leting us to make this project.
Thank you teacher!!
My own experience: ana isa
At the beginig i was very nervous because i didnt know what we were going to do for the project but after than an idea cross our minds: help pregnant teens.
We chouse this because is a way of helping people of our age.
I really like everything we did. I hope we can retur to Vifac to play and talk with the girls there.
I really enjoy it :)
We chouse this because is a way of helping people of our age.
I really like everything we did. I hope we can retur to Vifac to play and talk with the girls there.
I really enjoy it :)
Thursday, 24 March 2011
the national day to prevent teen pregnancy
The National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
National Day Information
2011 National Day Brochure
2011 National Day Partners
2011 National Day Partnership Form
2011 National Day Promotional Materials
Download 2011 National Day Posters
2011 National Day Activities
Frequently Asked Questions
Join the National Day Notification Network
Download last year's quiz
English | Spanish
Download last year's discussion guides
Parents | Teens
2010 National Day Overview
2010 National Day Activities
The tenth annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy will take place on May 4, 2011. On the National Day, teens nationwide will be asked to visit StayTeen.org to participate in a number of online activities – including our popular National Day Quiz – that deliver teen pregnancy prevention messages and challenge them to think carefully about what they might do “in the moment.” The message of the National Day is straightforward: Sex has consequences.
Organized by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the National Day has widespread support from more than 200 national organizations and media outlets who serve as official National Day partners.
Why a National Day?
The extraordinary declines in teen pregnancy and childbearing over the past two decades have proven to cynics that progress can be made on tough issues. In fact, few social problems have improved quite as dramatically over the past 20 years as teen pregnancy.
The latest news on the teen pregnancy front has been positive. The U.S. teen birth rate declined 6% in 2009 – the most recent year for which data is available – and is now at a record low.
Despite this progress, it is still the case that 3 in 10 girls get pregnant by age 20. This suggests that we all need to continue helping teens postpone their families until they are older, through school, and in stable, committed relationships.
We hope that – in some modest way – the National Day will help teens think carefully about sex, relationships, contraception, the possibility of pregnancy, and the lifelong challenges of being a parent
Why a National Day?
Teens can support the National Day by simply logging onto StayTeen.org on May 4th (and throughout May) and participate in our online National Day activities, including the National Day Quiz. The online Quiz will be posted in both English and Spanish beginning on May 1, 2011 and will be available throughout May. Print versions of the Quiz will also be available. The National Day Quiz is appropriate for teens ages 13 and up.
Making a Difference
In 2010, more than 550,000 people participated in our online National Day activities – up from 450,000 in 2009. Participants were able to take the National Day Quiz, play the Stay Teen Block Party game, or enter the PSA Art Contest online. In addition, National Day Quiz discussion guides for parents and teens were available and were downloaded thousands of times.
Each year, we ask teens to tell us what they thought about the National Day Quiz in a post-quiz evaluation survey and many do. Among the findings from this year’s survey:
■77% said the Quiz made them think about what they might do in such situations;
■66% said some of the situations in the Quiz were things that they or their friends had faced;
■61% said they’d talk to their friends about the situations described in the Quiz;
■60% said the Quiz made the risks of sex and teen pregnancy seem more real to them;
■57% said they’d encourage others to take the Quiz;
■55% said the Quiz made them think about things they hadn’t thought about before;
■54% said they’d learned something new from the Quiz about the consequences of sex; and
■42% said they’d talk to their parents or other adults about the situations described in the Quiz.
National Day Partnerships
National Day partners are critical to the success of the National Day. Each year, hundreds of national-level organizations team up with the National Campaign to promote the National Day to their members, affiliates, customers, audiences, and contacts in ways that the National Campaign could never accomplish on its own. See a complete list of last year's National Day partners.
To become an official National Day partner, please complete the National Day Partnership Request from on the following page. Thank you so much for your interest in the 2011 National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy!
National Day Information
2011 National Day Brochure
2011 National Day Partners
2011 National Day Partnership Form
2011 National Day Promotional Materials
Download 2011 National Day Posters
2011 National Day Activities
Frequently Asked Questions
Join the National Day Notification Network
Download last year's quiz
English | Spanish
Download last year's discussion guides
Parents | Teens
2010 National Day Overview
2010 National Day Activities
The tenth annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy will take place on May 4, 2011. On the National Day, teens nationwide will be asked to visit StayTeen.org to participate in a number of online activities – including our popular National Day Quiz – that deliver teen pregnancy prevention messages and challenge them to think carefully about what they might do “in the moment.” The message of the National Day is straightforward: Sex has consequences.
Organized by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the National Day has widespread support from more than 200 national organizations and media outlets who serve as official National Day partners.
Why a National Day?
The extraordinary declines in teen pregnancy and childbearing over the past two decades have proven to cynics that progress can be made on tough issues. In fact, few social problems have improved quite as dramatically over the past 20 years as teen pregnancy.
The latest news on the teen pregnancy front has been positive. The U.S. teen birth rate declined 6% in 2009 – the most recent year for which data is available – and is now at a record low.
Despite this progress, it is still the case that 3 in 10 girls get pregnant by age 20. This suggests that we all need to continue helping teens postpone their families until they are older, through school, and in stable, committed relationships.
We hope that – in some modest way – the National Day will help teens think carefully about sex, relationships, contraception, the possibility of pregnancy, and the lifelong challenges of being a parent
Why a National Day?
Teens can support the National Day by simply logging onto StayTeen.org on May 4th (and throughout May) and participate in our online National Day activities, including the National Day Quiz. The online Quiz will be posted in both English and Spanish beginning on May 1, 2011 and will be available throughout May. Print versions of the Quiz will also be available. The National Day Quiz is appropriate for teens ages 13 and up.
Making a Difference
In 2010, more than 550,000 people participated in our online National Day activities – up from 450,000 in 2009. Participants were able to take the National Day Quiz, play the Stay Teen Block Party game, or enter the PSA Art Contest online. In addition, National Day Quiz discussion guides for parents and teens were available and were downloaded thousands of times.
Each year, we ask teens to tell us what they thought about the National Day Quiz in a post-quiz evaluation survey and many do. Among the findings from this year’s survey:
■77% said the Quiz made them think about what they might do in such situations;
■66% said some of the situations in the Quiz were things that they or their friends had faced;
■61% said they’d talk to their friends about the situations described in the Quiz;
■60% said the Quiz made the risks of sex and teen pregnancy seem more real to them;
■57% said they’d encourage others to take the Quiz;
■55% said the Quiz made them think about things they hadn’t thought about before;
■54% said they’d learned something new from the Quiz about the consequences of sex; and
■42% said they’d talk to their parents or other adults about the situations described in the Quiz.
National Day Partnerships
National Day partners are critical to the success of the National Day. Each year, hundreds of national-level organizations team up with the National Campaign to promote the National Day to their members, affiliates, customers, audiences, and contacts in ways that the National Campaign could never accomplish on its own. See a complete list of last year's National Day partners.
To become an official National Day partner, please complete the National Day Partnership Request from on the following page. Thank you so much for your interest in the 2011 National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy!
Ways to prevent teenage pregnancy
Since 2009 there has been evidence that teenage pregnancy rates are rising for the first time since 1993. Babies born to teenage mothers are at a greater risk for abuse, neglect, poverty, not finishing high school and becoming teen parents themselves, so pregnancy prevention should be a top concern for parents of teenagers.
Educate Teens on Teen Pregnancy
The media's publicizing of celebrities' pregnancies and babies creates a glamorized view of parenthood. Teens need to be educated on the realities of life as a teen mom and the consequences that come with the role. Parents and teachers can help teens realize that being a mom is a full-time job and involves sacrificing individual hobbies and pursuits. Parents need to be sure that teens who think parenting is glamorous understand that having a baby is a life-changing event, not a job that can be assigned to family members or friends when it gets hard.
Educate Teens on Pregnancy Prevention
Teach abstinence. Abstinence is the only 100 percent effective method of birth control. It is also important that teens understand the importance of using birth control if they choose to become sexually active. Teens are often more embarrassed to talk to their parents about birth control than they are afraid of having unprotected sex. School health programs can provide teens with general information on birth control methods but parents need to educate teens on the importance of waiting to have sex until they are ready and being responsible enough to use protection.
Be an Involved Parent
Parents can help prevent teen pregnancy by being involved in their teens' lives and maintaining a close and open relationship. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy encourages parents to know where their teens are and what they are doing, to get to know their teens' friends and their families, and to talk to their teens often about sex. Teens should be encouraged to value their education and personal hobbies and should be taught to recognize future possibilities.
Read more: Ways to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/way_5273434_ways-prevent-teenage-pregnancy.html#ixzz1HaPxaIav
teenage pregnancy rate
Here i let you a chart that shows the teenage pregnancy rate.We can see that the States have the highest rate of teenage pregnancy and that Netherlands with Switzerland is the lower.
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Sunday, 27 February 2011
My experience: yuyes
When the teacher told us what our project was going to be, i was excited because i help people but i dont do that kind of kidness acts. Since the begining we choose to help pregnant teens because we supose it would be easy. I think that help from another teenager is always helpfull.
It was easy everything we did but no the easy we suposed it would be.
When we collected all the things i was very happy beacuse we had a lot of thing we were going to give to a extranger, and i saw all kind of thing, toys, clothes, dippers, everything!
i really wanted to do this project and i will continue doing this kidness acts.
{And as we allways say: if you have the opporunity to help.... do t!}
It was easy everything we did but no the easy we suposed it would be.
When we collected all the things i was very happy beacuse we had a lot of thing we were going to give to a extranger, and i saw all kind of thing, toys, clothes, dippers, everything!
i really wanted to do this project and i will continue doing this kidness acts.
{And as we allways say: if you have the opporunity to help.... do t!}
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Our experience: Fey (Fernanda)
To begin with the explanation of my experience of the project, the teacher told us about the kidness acts that we can do, and if we do it the teacher would give us extra point.
A lot of time the teacher give us a project of going to different assosiations and we get the idea of going to the teenage mom home.
And that idea brought out my mind. I felt very happy and excited because i would be helping people that it really needed, and they are very homeless of their families.
They have problem in their houses because they were pregnant. So i think that was a very good idea to go to that house and give a baby shower party to them.
I love helping other people because seeing people smiling is the most beautiful thing that in the world can be.
First of all they denied us going to the Vicentinas home, but they told us that we can give the things we collected for them.
So then we talked to the teacher and we get a new idea of going to Vifac that also is a teenage mom home.
we hope this people help us to help them.
A lot of time the teacher give us a project of going to different assosiations and we get the idea of going to the teenage mom home.
And that idea brought out my mind. I felt very happy and excited because i would be helping people that it really needed, and they are very homeless of their families.
They have problem in their houses because they were pregnant. So i think that was a very good idea to go to that house and give a baby shower party to them.
I love helping other people because seeing people smiling is the most beautiful thing that in the world can be.
First of all they denied us going to the Vicentinas home, but they told us that we can give the things we collected for them.
So then we talked to the teacher and we get a new idea of going to Vifac that also is a teenage mom home.
we hope this people help us to help them.
Being pregnant... is not a new thing.
Today, the United States has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the world. By the continuous effort of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), this rate has been considerably decreased in the last few years. Despite this decline, teenage pregnancy is one among the country's most critical issues.
Recent studies reveal that around 5% of teens - especially between 17 and 19 years of age - get pregnant every year. One in every eight births is to a young teen. Most of these cases end up in abortions. Apart from the personal impact, teen pregnancy can cause substantial financial burden to the society. Around 90% of the pregnant teens live on state benefits. The federal government offers approximately $7 billion annually to handle teenage pregnancy.
Teenage pregnancy can occur due to a number of factors - poverty, poor quality family relationships, lack of education, low-self esteem, negative outlook regarding the future, and non-voluntary sexual experiences.
In pregnant teens, the chances for complications are more. Premature delivery is the most severe issue. Low-weight-birth is 2 to 6 times more in teens. Toxemia, placenta previa, anemia, and pregnancy-induced hypertension are other related complications.
When compared to pregnant women, teens are more likely to engage in smoking, drinking, and drug abuse. This can adversely affect both mother's and baby's health. Further, most pregnant teens get poor antenatal care. Another problem is that most teens do not follow a proper diet and so will not gain adequate weight during pregnancy. Some teens even seem to counter the normal pregnancy weight by doing excess exercise. In both cases, the baby is at risk.
Children born to young teens often receive poor nutrition and health care. Most of them are exposed to neglect and abuse. It is estimated that around 22% of girls born to young teens become teenage mothers.
To stop out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies, many effective programs are conducted by HHS. These programs support abstinence education and also the use of contraception
http://ezinearticles.com/?Pregnant-Teens&id=409967
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Act of kidness
In school we had a project about helping people. We choose to help pregnant teens. Why? easy: We are teenagers, and help of other teenager is always kind of helpfull. This blog is going to be all about this project. What we made, why and how. We hope you follow us in this act of kidness.
And as we always say: if you have the opportunity to help... do it!
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