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Supporting Education for Teenage Parents
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Teenage Parents and Their Educational Attainment
Becoming a parent can be a life-altering experience, regardless of a person’s age. Teenage parents may face additional challenges of stigmatization associated with early parenting, isolation from peers, and lack of support. It is not surprising, then, that they often do not attain the same levels of education reached by their classmates who are not parents.
Teenage Parents and Their Educational Attainment, a recent briefing paper from SEDL’s Texas Comprehensive Center, reviews research on educational achievement of teenage parents. Key findings include:
- Teenage parents drop out of school due to the responsibilities of caring for their children as well as stigmatization and isolation from peers.
- Teenage parents who receive support from school-based services tend to remain in school more than those who receive no support.
- Social support and school-based programs that provide counseling, health care, health teaching, and education about child development can help reduce the negative consequences of early parenting.
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