CDFR 3002 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I. Parents by Adoption and Reproductive Technology Part 2 Outline of Current Lecture II. Historical Context – Changing Families III. Ethnic Differences IV. Teen ParentsV. Teen Mothers’ Relationship With Their MomVI. Relationship with Babies’ Fathers VII. What Do Children Need to Succeed? VIII. Teenage Moms Current Lecture- Historical Context – Changing Families o After 1960  Fewer Jobs Available That Would Support a Family  Both Parents Expected To Work Outside the Home o By 1980 Many Women Postponed Marriage and Children  Many Considered Having Babies on Their Own o Number of Children Born to Unmarried Parents Grew: 40% of All Births  52% of Births to Women Under 30 - Ethnic Differences o Births to Unmarried Mothers  Twice As Likely for African American and Latina Women- Compared to European American Women  Cohabitation Increases Intended and Unintended Pregnancies for All 3 Groups - Latinas Most Likely to Plan Births with Cohabitating Fathers - European Most Likely to Marry the Fathers - African Americans Most Likely to Have Births When Not Cohabitating with Fathers  African Americans Have Highest Rate of Teen Births- Latinas 2nd - European Americans 3rd - Teen Parentso 5 Main Difficulties Facing Teen Parents  Teens Social BackgroundsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Often Children of Teen Parents - Live in Single Parent Homes with Parents of Limited Education - Live in Poverty - Live in Community with High Levels of Poverty/Welfare Assistance  Early Family Relationship with Own Parents - Often Embody Change and Conflict - Parents Less Involved - Parents Less Affectionate - Parents Provide Less Monitoring - Parent Supervision Typically Helps Teens:o Stay Involved in School o Avoid Pregnancy  Own Personality Characteristics - Be Aggressive - Be Aggressive and Withdrawn - Have School Problems - Have Conduct Problems - More Likely to Drop Out of School  Relationship with Peers- More Likely to Be Rejected By Peers (Grade School) - More Likely to Have Deviant Friends Who Broke Rules/Risky Behaviors (HS)  Experience of Sexual Abuse - 65% of Teen Mothers (In One Study) Have Experienced Sexual Abuse o Teen Pregnancy Has Declined in the Last 2 Decades  U.S. Has Highest Rate of Babies Born to Teen Mothers of Any Industrialized Country - U.S. Teens Have Same Level of Sex - Don’t Use Contraceptives as Effectively - Teen Mothers’ Relationship With Their Mom o Most Teen Moms Live With Their Own Mother  1996 Legislation: - To Receive Government Assistance You Have to: o Live with Parent/Guardiano Remain in School Until Graduating High School o 3 Types of Relationships  Grandma Replaces Teen Mom As the Mother  Grandma Assist Teen Mom and Supplement Care as Needed  Grandma Teaches Teen How to be A Good Mom - Apprenticeship Model - Relationship with Babies’ Fatherso 25% Live with Their Infants o Of Those That Don’t  57% Visit Weekly During First Two Years of Life  40% Between Ages 2-4.5  27% Between Ages 4.5-7o Highest Rate of NO Contact  37% of Latino Fathers  30% of European Americans Fathers  12% of African Americans o Like Most Fathers Feel Pressure to Provide - What Do Children Need to Succeed? o Warm, Sensitive Parents  Relationship with Mom Most Important Source  Supportive Grandparents o Positive Relationship With Father o Involvement in Church o Participation in Community Pursuits (Sports, Activities, Etc.) - Teenage Moms o Two Most Important Factors of Resiliency in Children  Mother’s Readiness For Care of Children  Postnatal Ability to Provide Stable Living