Does Teen Mom send a bad message?
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Besides THIS, I can't think of any reason you would think it would be "okay" to get pregnant. These moms and their partners and families are struggling, often suffering if not completely because of the pregnancy/children then at least partially because of it. there's not a single person I've seen on that show -- although, I've only seen a few episodes -- who has a life I'd want to live.
Originally posted by
BobbiJay
My cousin is dumb and thought she would be like the girls on this show and got pregnant thinking she would get a show too.
Feb 16, 12:32 pm
The tears, the tension, the uncertainty, the drama...if anyone can look at that and say "I wanna be just like that", then they probably were going to end up in a similar position with or without the show.
If parents were smart and/or simply proactive, they would be sitting there with their children discussing what they're watching. If you want to keep a kid from doing something, answer every single question they are brave enough to ask you when it comes to sex and relationships. Says the woman with no children...ha!
But anyway, I feel like if I had a show like Teen Mom when I was a teenager, things might have played out a little bit differently for me.
If parents were smart and/or simply proactive, they would be sitting there with their children discussing what they're watching. If you want to keep a kid from doing something, answer every single question they are brave enough to ask you when it comes to sex and relationships. Says the woman with no children...ha!
But anyway, I feel like if I had a show like Teen Mom when I was a teenager, things might have played out a little bit differently for me.
Feb 16, 1:31 pm
If parents aren't doing a good job, then yes. It sends a terrible message and kids will pick up on that. If parents do a good job of raising their kids then it won't matter how many TV shows pregnant teens get, they'll realize how difficult being a young mom is and think of that when making decisions.
Feb 20, 5:02 am
Teen pregnancy is an issue that is from lack of intelligence on safety, immaturity on teenagers parts, and a rage of hormones. They need to have shows that educate the importance of using condoms. They shouldn't have glorified teen moms on magazines and on TV like they do, so it does show them in the wrong way, but a similar show could be beneficial.
Mar 7, 12:03 pm
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