Teenage motherhood is stressful for the mother and the grandparents, worrisome to society and, according to some people a growing problem. And yet, through the wonder of Facebook, I have recently been in contact with some of the women I know who became mothers in high schood. They seem to be fine. Not perfect, but functioning at least as well as I am.
They have jobs and computers and lives.
So this new study came as a surprise when I saw the press release in my inbox: Apparently, women who have their first child before age 20 are at a higher risk …read more

I grew up in a part of working-class Southern Ontario during a time of huge economic turmoil. In other words it was typical, modern post-industrial Western Civilisation in transition.
When I was in grade 10, three girls in our grade (it was a big school) got pregnant and kept their babies. Some lived at home with their parents until they were 16 before moving out, others left home immediately, some stayed with their parents for much longer. All three of them stayed in school while heavily pregnant and returned once the babies were born. There were many people who said that …read more