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!}
Sunday, 27 February 2011
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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