Why do people assume teenagers won't make good parents? 20 Articles

by Amber Goff

I am writing speaking from experience. I had my first child at 17, second at 18, third at 19, and will be having my fourth at 20. I am not saying by any means that I or any other teenager is a bad parent. But, they could b...read more

by Mel Bergen

People assume that teens will not be good parents for many reasons. Unfortunately, one of those reasons is the assumption that the teens became parents by being "loose" or "easy" and by neglecting to take responsibility f...read more

by Dionne Jackson

Anybody who thinks teenagers wont be good parents is WRONG! My best friend had her first child while we were all still children ourselves, he was born four days after her sixteenth birthday, 7 months later another close...read more

4 of 20

by K K Whitmore

I believe the biggest reasons for assuming teens lack parenting skills are self-absorption, rebelliousness, immaturity and lack of guidance. Teenagers are usually very self-oriented. The belief that teenagers think most...read more

by Heather Wilder

In this day in age, there are several teenage parents. Sadly enough, a large percentage of these parents are not good parents. However, just because there is a large amount of unfit young parents, does not mean that all of...read more

by Amanda Piper

I had my first child at the age of seventeen. At the time I never understood why people judged me and gave me dirty looks. I didn't understand why people lost respect for me, and my friends wanted less to do with me. I did...read more

by Kathy Jennings

I have myself endured the trials and tribulations of teenage motherhood. At 16, I had twin boys and my parents emancipated me. My father has never seen my boys, who are now 12, and my mother has not seen them since they we...read more

by Adriana Perez

Being a teenage mother myself I feel that teen parents are not bad parents at all. I have three wonderful children and I am seventeen. I take care of all of my children by myself and that is even including no help from the...read more

by Amy Calico

Teen pregnancy is happening more and more each year. Parents blame the teens for not taking the precautions they need to be taking, but in reality it's the parents not taking the precautions. Parents are becoming less...read more

by Laura Morehead

Teenagers as parents.... The idea makes many people cringe. Stereotypes are still alive in the world today. This is proof of that. While it is certainly true that some teenagers will not make good parents, the same is true...read more

by Kristen Snider

How can you stereotype every person from the age of 13-18 into one group and call them all bad parents? I know plenty of terrible teenage parents, but I also know an equal amount of terrible parents who are adults. I als...read more

by Amber Miller

I am a teen parent. Every day I face discrimination from other adults. And I say other, because I may be young, but I am an adult. Not only am I a teen parent, but I am a mother of two children, without any responsible mal...read more

by Tara Williams

I have just recently had a baby boy, something I had been looking forward to for many years. Of course, i make mistakes as do all first time parents, but i learn from them and know to do different the next go round. Many ...read more

by Meredith Jacobson

There are a lot of good reasons that make people feel teenagers do not make good parents. Like for instance, the lack of life experience... Teenagers do no know enough about day to day life to (for the most part) care for...read more

by Daisy Leal

Why do people assume teenagers won't make good parents? I can personally say people think that teenagers won't be good parets cause tehy are still kids themselves so how ca they take care of one when they are just a child...read more

by Chevonne Scott

I guess most of the time they think well they are just growing up themselves. Most of the time if they are around the age 12, 13, 14,or 15 they are pretty much to young to get a job. Then that throw more of the responsibil...read more

by Rachae Frye

It's not that people assume teenagers won't make good parents, but teenagers don't have the same responsibilities as adults have. Teenagers have to rely on someone to help them raise a child, while adults can't rely on any...read more

by Jessi Mills

Because teenagers have basically NO life experience. Children should not be allowed to raise children... and I speak from experience. I had my son when I was 19 years old.. and I am still struggling to deal with most of th...read more

by Brandie Long

I used to be a teen parent. In fact I was pregnant with my third while I was 19 years old (I turned 20 before his birth). My parents thought they would be the ones raising my first while I was pregnant with him (then I w...read more

by Shauna Kirk

People assume teenagers won't make good parents because they are judging only by age. I married when I was 16 and had my first child shortly there after and had my second child just before I was 18. Not only would my...read more