... In addition, the children of teen mothers are at greater risk of abuse and neglect than children born to older parents. Children of teen mothers tend to have lower birth weights and are more likely to perform poorly in school. The sons of teen mothers are 13% more likely to end up in prison. ... The vast majority -- approximately 85% -- of teen pregnancies are unplanned and 79% are to unmarried teens. About 20% of the fathers marry the teen mothers of their first children. And, on ... pregnant is not to have sex. Contraception (i.e., condoms, birth control pills, Depo-Provera, etc.) hel...

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... in the U.S., nearly 500,000 give birth each year. Nearly eighty percent of all teen births are first births, eighteen percent are second births, and three percent are to teens that already have two children. Teen pregnancy costs the U.S. at least seven billion dollars annually. About half of all ... welfare. The children of teen mothers have a lower birth weight, are more likely to perform poorly in school, and are at a greater risk of abuse or neglect. The sons of teen mothers are thirteen percent more likely to end up in prison while teen daughters are twenty-two percent more ... lik...

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... is; authority held by the eldest male, usually the father. A patriarchal family is common today because the male usually tends to earn the higher income and is around to take control of the family. Back when slavery was around in America a patriarchal family wasn't as common as today, especially in ... a hut separate from their husbands, the mother-child relationship usually had more depth and emotional content than either the father-child or the husband-wife relationship. At some point, often at puberty but sometimes earlier, sons left their mother's hut to join the men of the lineage s...

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