Title: Assess stresses related to adolescent parenthood.
Course: GRADS – Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Adjusting to Parenthood

Assessment should include

- relationships
- medical complications
- general safety and well-being
- financial responsibility
- education and job concerns
- emotional problems.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What would happen if all parents expected someone else to help pay for their children’s expenses?
- What are the pressures of going to school, working, and caring for your child?

Communication

- With whom can you share feelings of anxiety, confusion, stress, loneliness, and isolation that often accompany adolescent pregnancy and parenthood?
- What effect will your stress have on your child?
- What resources are available to help you cope with parenthood and stress?

Leadership

- What kind of job can you get without a high school education?
- What kind of job can you get with a high school education?
- How can you further your education while being a parent?

Management

- What are the legal consequences when adolescent parents do not provide financial support for their child?
- What are the added risks of an adolescent pregnancy in terms of the mother’s physical immaturity?
- What are the limitations of government financial assistance?