KS3/4 PSHE - Teenage Pregnancy

Nice video, not too long. Shows last few weeks of two teen pregnancies and the birth. Film does not show life with baby long term, the sacrifices, responsibilities and commitment. It only shows the first few days after birth (before the novelty wears off). Film shows a positive reflection of the two teen mums. Not sure if it would be a good deterrent to teen pregnancy.

we need a video that shows that it is NOT ok to be pregnant
without the financial means to support your baby

more thought is given to getting a pet
and we know that many pets are abandoned when the novelty wears off

Obviously, teenage mothers have a lot of criticism and stereotypes to deal with from the world as a whole. It's fantastic that they are giving a different point of view to this type of situation. I had no idea that England was leading the statistics in teen moms! ffffcasino onlineffff

I am a School Nurse working in a inner city school. The difficulties I face in the classroom when talking to young people about teenage pregnany is that it is highly likely that many of the students have parents who were teenagers when they had them. As such I am mindful of this in my delivery. I clearly never berate behaviour but instead look for positives about delaying becoming a parent and accessing services such as Brook so that a young person is fully informed of their choices and is clued up about consequences of their actions and how to get help and support. I used this video with great success and in context of previous learning (Planned life changing events). It was well received by the students and class teacher. What I like about it was the balanced account it offered to students. I particulary thought the way in which the young girls spoke about their pregnancy was thought provoking and in the classroom we debated this afterwards which the students really enjoyed. I will use this resource again. The only thing that could of enhanced this was by having a similar video that offers the account form the perspective of teenage fathers. Otherwise I will use this resource again and I would encouage it's use in the delivery of PSHE.

Hello,

Thank you for your comments.

You may find the following programme helpful in the classroom:

KS3/4 PSHE - Teenage Fathers

Best wishes

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Teachers TV

I was the producer of the film "Teenage Pregnancy'. Thanks for your kind comments about the film. I'm glad it provoked what sounds like a lively debate in the classroom. This is one of the main reasons why we make these films. There is similar film about teenage fathers called KS3/4 Teenage Dads' on the Teachers' TV website which is 15 minutes long. There is also a longer film which we produced called "Teenage Fathers' which lasts for 30 minutes. Have a look at them and see which one suits your needs. All the best with your work.

Interesting..

I gave birth when i was 18 am now 22 and i still strugle to cope with the fact that am a mother.having a baby whe you are teenager can affect a lot of staff such a school work,the choice that you make in life as a mother.and the reason why this is affecting me is because the father rejected the child even though we went pertinity test. i would like to advice teenagees not to get pregnant before time because the a life time consequensies

In fact I find it very important to always give teenagers,especially girls, pieces of advice and warn them of the risks they may face in case they get pregnant.However,this doesn't mean that parents ,relatives or friends should let such pregnant young ladies down.Instead,they should support them and offer them protection and full understanding.WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.