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997 days ago
Pregnant Teens Have Unrealistic Views of Motherhood Many think it will bring them closer to their boyfriends, survey finds By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Many pregnant teenage girls have unrealistic views of how their lives will be with a new baby, a new study finds. For example, some teens surveyed for the study felt they were prepared for the changes ahead and thought that having a baby would enhance their "connectedness" to other people in their lives, including their boyfriends. "The youngest girls were less likely to identify themselves as being unprepared," said the study's lead author, Cynthia Rosengard, a researcher in internal medicine at Rhode Island Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Brown Medical School in Providence. "Because they're not cognitively at the level of understanding the realities of parenting, our prevention messages need to be as salient as possible." The ...
997 days ago
Single Parenting Here are some organizations that you might find informative or helpful. Feel free to check them out!! From Self Help Clearinghouse Parents Without Partners National. 255+ chapters, 5 affiliates. Founded 1957. Educational organization of single parents (either divorced, separated, widowed or never married). Newsletter. Online chat room. Single parent magazine, chapter development guidelines. Membership dues $30-50. WRITE: PWP 1650 S. Dixie Highway, Suite 510 Boca Raton, FL 33432 CALL: 1-800-637-7974 561-391-8833 FAX: 561-395-8557 WEBSITE: http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org VERIFIED: 4/18/2006 Single Mothers By Choice National. 25 chapters. Founded 1981. Support and information to mature, single women who have chosen, or who are considering, single motherhood. Services include Thinkers workshops. Quarterly newsletter. Brochure and list of back issues of newsletter available. WRITE: SMC ...
1006 days ago
I finally got a reply from someone I e-mailed!!! YAY!! Here is what I wrote: Hi!! I have a few questions and was hoping that you could point me in the right direction. I will tell you my situation first... I was fired from my job last week due to absences (8 in four months). I was called at work every time from my childrens' daycare to go get them because they had definite signs of being sick and according to the Public Health policies I had to follow, I lost my job. I immediately went home and called an attorney to see what I could do about that as being discriminatory, and he said that it is discrimination, but there is no law that they broke, so he couldn't help me. He did, however, direct me to the Human Rights Committee. I called them and a lady answered the phone. I explained to her my situation and she said that she, too, was a single mom and would like to see something in law that protects us from discrimination due to being a single parent who is ...
