Teen Parents

Resources on teen parents, including teen fathers.

After the Adolescent Pregnancy: Parents, Teens, and Families
Benson
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 21(5), 2004
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Introduces a framework for understanding adolescent conditions and decisions during and after pregnancy.

The Implementation of Maternity Group Home Programs: Serving Pregnant and Parenting Teens in a Residential Setting - Final Report
Mathematica Policy Research (2005)
Examines maternity group home programs in seven States. (PDF - 938 KB)

Infants, Toddlers, and Teen Parents
Fenichel (Ed.)
Zero to Three, 25(4), 2005
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This special issue includes articles on the developmental trajectory for children born to teenage parents, protective factors for teen parents and their children, intervention efforts to promote resiliency, and the experiences of infants of teenage parents.

Minor Birth Mothers and Consent to Adoption: An Anomaly in Youth Law
Durcan & Appell
Adoption Quarterly, 5(1), 2001
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Explores the law's different treatment of minors, court decisions that emphasize this disparity, and the general perception of unfitness the law presumes with regard to minors making decisions.

Parenting Stress Among Adolescent Mothers in the Transition to Adulthood
Larson
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 21(5), 2004
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Assessed parenting stress among 187 adolescent mothers during 2 1/2 years while their eldest children attended preschool.

Research Review: Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood: The Role of Fathers
Bunting & McAuley
Child and Family Social Work, 9(3), 2004
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Reviews research findings on the role of fathers in teenage parenthood.

Teen Fathers
Ungerleider (Ed.)
The Prevention Researcher, 11(4), 2004
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Articles in this special issue highlight findings about the involvement of teen fathers in their children's lives and the link between teen fatherhood and delinquent behavior.

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Updated on March 19, 2010