https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3axQ2Jeei4
Hey Diary Fam! 🌟I'm Grace, and at 16, my life flipped upside down in ways I never imagined. From being the school's queen bee to facing the challenges of te

https://www.seventeen.com/life/a40150/things-no-one-tells-you-about-being-a-teen-mom/
9. "I was 15 with my first pregnancy and 16 with my second. The hardest part of being a young mother was the misconception and stigmatization from society. Adults are cruel and the lack of support

https://www.cbc.ca/parents/learning/view/your-life-isnt-over-because-youre-teen-mom-speaking-three-about-experience
Rozanne became pregnant and gave birth at 16. She's raised four kids as a single mother and adopted her fifth at the age of 37. ... I didn't plan on being a single mom or having to move back in

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/04/10901248/teenage-motherhood-real-story
At every stage of motherhood, you're still processing and thinking on your feet, so even as you try to teach your little ones about life, they teach you things, too. Roux's taught me how to be

https://www.popsugar.com/family/what-it-like-to-be-teen-mom-46808612
Reflecting on her life as a young mom, Sara knows there are some perks to starting your family early in life. "I'm going to be drunk on a cruise ship when I'm 40, and all my kids are in college

https://raisingchildren.net.au/grown-ups/family-diversity/parents-like-me/parenting-as-a-teen
Practical help for teenage parents. There are many practical things to learn when you have a baby. These include how to: feed your baby. change a nappy. bath your baby. settle your baby for sleep. know when your baby is sick. start your baby on solids.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/well/family/teen-mom-pandemic.html
As new parents and high school students, they were determined to build a better future in the midst of unprecedented hardship. Being a teenager is hard. And so is becoming a first-time parent

https://www.businessinsider.com/teen-mom-adult-kids-life-back-pros-upside-2024-1?op=1
I was a teen mom. Now I'm 44 and my 2 kids are adults, but raising kids as a young mom was not easy. As told to Lauren Crosby Medlicott. Jan 24, 2024, 4:24 AM PST. Casey Kelleher is 44, and her

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/health/teens-mental-health-support-parent-gap-wellness/index.html
As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the level of support that teenagers feel and the amount that parents think their children have.

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-07-16/attention-parents-your-teens-arent-coping-nearly-as-well-as-you-think-they-are
Most U.S. teens aren't always getting the social and emotional support they need, and most of their parents have no idea, according to a new report.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/being-a-teen-mom-didnt-ruin-my-life-123484394287.html
With the popularity of TV shows such as "Teen Mom" and "16 and Pregnant," there are lots of negative stereotypes surrounding teenage moms. But not all young parents have unstable lives.

https://grownandflown.com/stopped-worrying-mom-teens/
Yes, being a mother to teens is angst-y and in many ways much harder than when they were toddling around but there is a flip side- being a teen mom also means you get to give the middle finger to things you used to worry about, or drive you up a wall, because you've bought yourself a ticket to "You are old enough to fend for yourself and I've decided to pass the torch" town.

https://collider.com/teen-mom-amber-portwood-post-breakup/
Portwood initially appeared on MTV's 16 and Pregnant in 2009. She then went on to be part of several spinoffs, including Teen Mom and Teen Mom OG.Over the years, fans have watched her date

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-cube/202301/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-a-teenager
Tips for Parents. 1. Recognize that nothing can truly prepare you for parenting a $%#@&! teenager and you will likely have moments when you question whether you're cut out for the job. I say this

https://www.popsugar.co.uk/parenting/What-Like-Teen-Mom-46480167
Being a teenage mother was hard; being a mother in your 20s is hard; being a mother in your 40s is hard; being a mother is hard. I have been so many things in my life and will continue to evolve

https://www.popsugar.com/family/what-like-teen-mom-44590617
I have spent every single day of my life fighting these statistics. I have one child. I have a college degree. I do not live in poverty. I have never been incarcerated. I do not experience

https://medium.com/@janessamariemay/the-truth-about-being-a-teen-mom-2d03573b1de7
Janessamariemay. Aug 29, 2021 · 3 min read. As someone who was a teen mom, I feel capable of telling you my experience. Apart from it being exceptionally hard to do, the weight of what the world

https://womensmentalhealth.org/posts/teen-mothers-mental-health-needs/
The Good News: According to the CDC, rates of teen pregnancy are falling In the United States, 249,078 babies were born to women aged 15-19 years in 2014. This represents a historic low for births among U.S. teens, a drop of 9% from 2013. The Bad News: Pregnant teens -- especially when they don't

https://www.popsugar.com/family/what-it-was-like-being-raised-by-teenage-mom-47737787
I Was Raised by a Teenage Mom, and I Loved It. By Kennedy Hill. Published on Sep 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM. Kennedy Hill. My mother and I are twins, in the fraternal sense. Ignoring the impossibility of

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-teen-therapy/202407/lets-stop-normalizing-sibling-rivalry
Over the years, a lot of bad teen behavior has, unfortunately, become normalized as simply "typical teen behavior." A second cousin to this is normalizing chronic sibling rivalry as "typical

https://grownandflown.com/do-not-love-being-mom-teen/
Nowhere does it say you're required and expected to LOVE every single stage of parenting, and from my experience, if there's one stage that has you on your knees praying (and swearing) more than any other, it's ages 13-18. ... Home / Articles / Parenting Teens in High School / If You Don't Love Being a Mom of a Teen, You're Not Alone

https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2019-05-01/teen-parenting-reality-tv-worsens-stigma-researchers-say
Reality shows like MTV's "Teen Mom" or "16 and Pregnant" often show the worst parts of being a young mom, making the experience look as unpleasant as possible. For example, in one episode, a teen's mother yells at her for being irresponsible. The teen yells back her frustration for losing custody. In another, the two teen parents are smoking pot.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/terrell-davis-opens-up-gma-about-being-handcuffed-front-his-kids-united-flight/ZOZ4RJMGY5CQZL226QFKMASH2A/
Pregnant Gwinnett teen's body found in woods, ex-boyfriend charged with lying to police 1 dead, charges expected after serious wreck shut down East-West Connector in Cobb County

https://www.yourtango.com/2016285741/seven-things-never-say-teen-mom-like-ever
Here are seven things to not say to a teen mom: 1. "Wow, you're so young." Believe me, she knows. There's really no reason to state the obvious. Saying this will only make her feel more self

https://www.yourtango.com/family/mom-says-teen-daughters-being-nasty-mothers-sign-secure-relationship
Mom, Sarah Biggers-Stewart, has a theory about teen girls and their moms that might offer some hope for women struggling to find common ground with their puberty-stricken daughters. "The

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/robert-morris-gateway-church-lawyer-letters-cindy-clemishire-rcna160661
On Feb. 16, 2007, Sharpe, Morris' lawyer, sent a follow-up letter to Drummond indicating a desire to keep her allegations out of court. He proposed settling the matter through "Christian

https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1098979/i-knew-i-was-an-adult-when-i-became-a-teen-mom-at-15/
My voice began to reemerge; I would need it to advocate for her. I would be her champion and assure that she had the life she deserved. I had vision again. I could see our future together and it

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/emma-roberts-cody-john-engagement
Emma Roberts and Cody John are officially engaged! Emma Roberts confirmed the engagement herself with an Instagram post on July 16, 2024.

https://popculture.com/reality-tv/news/teen-moms-catelynn-lowell-worries-about-daughters-development-in-exclusive-the-next-chapter-sneak-peek/
Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra can't help but be worried about daughter Vaeda as the 5-year-old prepares to be developmentally evaluated at school. In a PopCulture.com exclusive sneak peek of Thursday's all-new episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Catelynn and Tyler admit that Vaeda's speech delays and tendency to get overstimulated have them "a little stressed" when it comes to the

https://www.azfamily.com/2024/07/17/troubling-circumstances-revealed-surrounding-woman-found-shot-death-phoenix-hotel/
We're learning more about a woman found shot to death at a downtown Phoenix hotel and the strange circumstances surrounding the homicide.