or these children to have to suffer for their parents mistakes. Children of single parents are brought into the highly competitive world with a handicap. They are automatically placed in the lower class. This is a powerful term because it encompasses every aspect of these childrens lives. From the rat-infested housing where they live to the poorly equipped schools that they attend. Low class is the word that describes their lives and their potential to become productive citizens (Young).Single mothers are often not capable to get high paying jobs; therefore they must support their families with minimum wages and the small amount of money that they get from the government. Hispanics and blacks that live in single parent homes often live below the poverty level (Young). People dont choose to be poor. Poor education and lack of career opportunities causes poverty, and it is hard for poor people to climb the Sebring 4social ladder. The limited resources and the continuation of cutbacks in government programs also keep people poor.It is tough for a single parent to raise kids, work a job, and pay all the bills. A huge amount of physical and emotional stress is placed on both the mother and child as these pressures build up. To help out these mothers in need, people should support government aid and donate to charity institutions like the Salvation Army. By helping out teen mothers and their children the crime, illiteracy, and poverty rates are being lowered all over the country (Young).Many options are now becoming available for people who need help because it has been made clear that teen pregnancy not only effects the children, but the whole society as well. Sex education is being taught in school and clinics everyday. Classes on how to raise a child and how to teach values and ethics in the home are also being offered. Teenage pregnancy is due to teens unawareness of important topics like birth control methods, sexually tra...
