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"Mom, Dad, I'm Pregnant."
Standing by Your Teen – No Matter What
By Megan Potter
"A plan needs to be generated," Underwood says. "Your plan of action should include – among others – finding a doctor, one who preferably works with young mothers."
Be sure to talk to your teen about what you can or will do to help out. Not all parents are willing to take on the same role. Some feel their children should be forced to accept the responsibility for their actions while others choose to shield their children as much as possible. Your options range from adopting the child yourself, allowing your child and the baby to live with you, asking them to pay room and board or simply being a full- or part-time babysitter. Your ethics and other more practical issues – like money and space – can be influences in your decisions.
Tell your child why you are willing to do what you are willing to do. Then discuss what they will have to work out. Remember they are children in an adult situation. Offer your guidance in finding a place to live, buying groceries and anything else for which they may need you.
