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Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens Why do people assume teenagers won't make good parents?: 4 of 11

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 mostly about themselves is true most of the time with many of them and some of the time with the rest of them. It is part of growing up. The problem comes in when they are thinking about themselves and their social life instead of focusing on their child. Rebelliousness is still a factor in decision making. Many times, the rebellion that may have been involved with getting pregn...
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