At an age when teenage boys are glued to the console or are playing a sport passionately, a 13 year old boy from Britain’s coastal town of Poole, is about to create an unusual record – a prospective father at a tender age of 13 making him the youngest father in the whole of the country.
His girl friend is a year older than him and goes to the same school. She is many months pregnant. It is the latest in a history of under-age pregnancies in Britain.
Britain Plans 'Sex Advice Packs' for Parents to Cut Teen Pregnancies
In a new controversial move to cut teenage pregnancies, the government is considering sending parents sex advice packs when their children turn nine.
In a new controversial move to cut teenage pregnancies, the government is considering sending parents sex advice packs when their children turn nine.
Most pregnancies occurring below 18 years of age have fortunately ended in abortion.
According to reports, nearly 50% of underage pregnancies in the previous year ended in abortion - girls for the first time have made a conscious choice of abortion instead of choosing to become ‘teenage’ mothers.
'School Sermons' Need a Comeback
Researchers have come out in support of old wisdom, in order to deal with teenage pregnancies and substance abuse-major public health challenges of today.
Researchers have come out in support of old wisdom, in order to deal with teenage pregnancies and substance abuse-major public health challenges of today.
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Hyperactive Girls More Likely to Face Serious Problems as Adults: Study
Young hyperactive girls are more likely to get hooked on to smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults.
Young hyperactive girls are more likely to get hooked on to smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults.
Improve School Ethos to Combat Teen Evils
A recent study finds that improving the institutional culture (ethos) of schools in the UK may have a strong impact on bad habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse and teenage pregnancies.
A recent study finds that improving the institutional culture (ethos) of schools in the UK may have a strong impact on bad habits like smoking, drinking, drug abuse and teenage pregnancies.
