teen pregnancy

  1. Mom & Dad

    Yearbook bans teen mom's photo with baby

    By Monica Beyer on May 2, 2013
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    A North Carolina high school has banned a photo of a student from appearing in the yearbook — not because of inappropriate clothing...
  2. Children's Diseases & Illnesses

    15-year-olds can get Plan B

    By Kristen Fischer on May 1, 2013
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    The FDA approves purchase of the morning-after pill without a prescription.
  3. Teen Health & Wellness

    OTC morning-after pill may be coming to your local pharmacy

    By Monica Beyer on Apr 5, 2013
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    A federal judge has ordered the FDA to allow the morning-after pill to be sold without a prescription to anyone who wants it —...
  4. Tweens, Teens & College

    Morning-after pill: Should teens carry one?

    By Sherri Kuhn on Jan 7, 2013
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    The debate over the morning-after pill has heated up again. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that all teen...
  5. Tweens, Teens & College

    Questionable BootyLog app targets teens

    By Monica Beyer on Nov 29, 2012
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    Teen pregnancy is a social issue that we as parents hope to personally help combat as our children grow. An app from a national...
  6. Tweens, Teens & College

    How to deal: Your teenage daughter is pregnant

    By Sherri Kuhn on Nov 28, 2012
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    Teen pregnancy is not something parents wish for. Even if you are aware that your teen may be sexually active, news of her pregnancy...
  7. Tweens, Teens & College

    Keep your sexually active daughter safe

    By Mary Fetzer on Nov 16, 2012
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    You encouraged abstinence, but your daughter has chosen to become a sexually active teen. She’s too young to become a mother — so...
  8. Tweens, Teens & College

    Teens and moms pregnant together

    By Sherri Kuhn on Sep 10, 2012
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    The teen pregnancy genre of reality television has added a new twist — teens who are pregnant at the same time as their mothers. Two...
  9. Tweens, Teens & College

    Louisiana school bans pregnant teens

    By Sarah W. Caron on Aug 7, 2012
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    A charter school in Delhi, Louisiana, is making headlines for a controversial school policy that requires students suspected of...
  10. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Mom story: I was a teen mom

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on Apr 5, 2012
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    Cristy May Dickinson, 35, of Milton, Ontario, remembers overhearing two women talking trash about a pregnant teen: that the girl was...
  11. Tweens, Teens & College

    Sex Facts: Clueless teens are getting pregnant

    By Tiernan McKay on Jan 20, 2012
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    Would you believe that a significant number of teenage mothers say they didn’t know they could get pregnant? Could teens really be...
  12. Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

    Bristol Palin earned over $260,000 to speak out against teenage pregnancy

    By Laura Willard on Apr 5, 2011
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    In 2009, teen mom Bristol Palin earned $262,500 from the Candie's Foundation for speaking out about teen pregnancy. Should teen moms...
  13. Teen Behavior

    Bristol Palin and The Situation star in world's worst abstinence ad

    By Meagan Morris on Nov 18, 2010
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    Bristol Palin and The Situation teamed up for a pro-absintence ad for The Candies Foundation. Yes, it's as cringeworthy as you think...
  14. Teen Behavior

    MTV Teen Mom Amber Portwood charged with felonies

    By Meagan Morris on Nov 18, 2010
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    MTV Teen Mom star Amber Portwood is being charged with three felonies stemming from violent altercations aired on the show. Where...
  15. Teen Behavior

    Are we glamorizing teen moms?

    By Mary Fetzer on Oct 26, 2010
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    The harsh realities shown on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom, and VH1’s Dad Camp should help lower the teen pregnancy rate. But do...
  16. Teen Health & Wellness

    How to tell the family your teen is pregnant

    By Tiernan McKay on May 14, 2010
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    An unplanned teenage pregnancy can be a difficult situation for parents to handle. Perhaps the hardest part is sharing the news with...
  17. Teen Behavior

    The Pregnancy Pact : Talking about teen pregnancy

    By Abbi Perets on Feb 2, 2010
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    In June 2008, a small Massachusetts fishing town made national headlines. Seventeen students were pregnant after those girls and...