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He is the baby. His brother and sister used to tease him that he never had any true responsibility until now. He is outgoing, friendly, and can talk your ear off. It seems like nothing can stop him from achieving his goals¡K except for one thing. Sean is not average. At age eighteen, he is a father.
According to statistics, teen pregnancy is an epidemic plaguing our society. A recent report given by the National Center for Health Statistics concluded: ¡§The United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world. Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7
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¡§It¡¦s sad, but for awhile, the whole situation didn¡¦t seem real. Despite these measures of prevention, the is little education for those people, who have been protected (such as Steve and his girlfriend) yet still become statistics. In Sean¡¦s case, ¡§I was lucky enough to have my parents help support Amy. You know, like her first steps and her talking. ¡¨ In Sean¡¦s case, he was 17 when his girlfriend, who was then 18, became pregnant. But then there she was, something I created. Financially, I was in okay shape, though I needed to get another job on the side. However, the majority of these methods have been aimed towards women. Sure, I wasn¡¦t the only father in my graduating class, but I was one of the few who stuck around. ¡K Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school, (only one-third receive a high school diploma) and more likely to end up on welfare (nearly 80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare). ¡¨
Despite these two local programs, there is still more to achieve.
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