Just a couple of blocks from the campus for teen moms where I used to teach in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was an older elementary school that had been renovated to host a Head Start and Early Head Start childhood education program. One of the benefits of having a high school campus designed for teen momsContinue reading “A Head Start…or a Step Back?”
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Choose Change: You never know where it’ll take you
Last year, I finished a memoir about my eight-year career as a science teacher to teen moms, called Subject to Change. My story emphasizes the human capacity for and willingness to change when unexpected things happen. Sometimes we choose change, too. When I started this Substack newsletter last year, it seemed only natural that IContinue reading “Choose Change: You never know where it’ll take you”
Empowering Teen Moms: YWCA
The YWCA is a familiar acronym but I really didn’t know what they do until one reader suggested I research the program they operate in Greensboro, North Carolina for teen moms. The organization has existed since the 1850s. Yes, they’re more than a century and a half old. I’m surprised I knew so little aboutContinue reading “Empowering Teen Moms: YWCA”
Martha’s Foundation: A Sanctuary for Teen Moms
Myrtle Watson, who founded Martha’s Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has spent her career as a nurse educator and a tireless advocate for at-risk teens who become pregnant. Her work with teen moms convinced her that services for pregnant teens should include a residential facility tailored to young moms and their babies. No other agency inContinue reading “Martha’s Foundation: A Sanctuary for Teen Moms”
Partnerships Supporting Teen Moms: Nurse-Family Partnership
I’ve been writing the past few months about my serious concerns for the well-being of pregnant teens, teen moms, and their children. They risk poverty, health crises, and other serious challenges. I fear the resources available to them will shrink even more in the upcoming administration. As we begin a new year, I’d like toContinue reading “Partnerships Supporting Teen Moms: Nurse-Family Partnership”
Children of Teen Moms: The Risks
In my last newsletter, “Sixteen and Pregnant,” I explained some of the challenges faced by teen moms with their health, economic status, educational attainment, and employment opportunities. Unfortunately, the children may suffer even greater consequences than their mothers. Here’s a roundup of potential consequences to the children of teen moms, according to Youth.gov, culled fromContinue reading “Children of Teen Moms: The Risks”
Diplomas and Pregnant Teens
I’ve been doing some research into issues surrounding teen pregnancy recently. I did research a couple of years ago when drafting my memoir, Subject to Change, about teaching science to teen moms. At the time, I didn’t collect specific information from most of the sources, but now that my book is nearing publication, I needContinue reading “Diplomas and Pregnant Teens”
Janice Airhart 