MAKEUP Collage(:

Little Kids :)

I did this by adding a layer & going over the black & white.

Black & white with Colorrrr ;)

I did the picture by using adobe photoshop, adding layers & erasing to create the color with the black & white.

TEEN PREGNANCY by Shalsei Monthei

           Teen pregnancy has become very popular in the United States. There is an estimate of one million teen pregnancies in the U.S alone. This is a hige statistic that just keeps climbing higher, and higher. About 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned, and that just leads to neglect, and abortion. There is help for pregnant teens that some people just don't understand.
          There are more risks to the baby being more to teen moms. They are more likely to experience health, social and emotional problems. Teen moms that give birth are more likely to deliver premature birth babies, and have complications. Teen mothers are less likely to gain an adequate amount of weight, resulting in a low birth rate for the baby.
           As the children born to teen mothers grow, they tend to have poorer health than that of children born to adult mothers. 60% of children born to adult mothers were said to have "excellent" health, compared to 38% for children born to teen moms. High teen birth rates are an important concern because teen mothers and their babies face increased risks to their health, and their opportunities to build a future are diminished. Babies born to teen mothers are more likely to die in their first year of life, compared to that of babies born to adult women.
           Teenage bith rates rose in 2007 for the second year in a row. The teen bith rates in the U.S exceed any other country. Over 10% of births in 2006 were to teenage mothers. Statistics show that 3 in 10 teen girls become pregnant before the age of 20. About 1 in 4 teens have a second baby within two years of the birth of their first.

           Teenage preganancy is becoming a huge issue, and the statistics keep increasing. It has become so popular in the United States that they now have two shows about it. 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom. Even though both of these shows show the complications with having a baby at such a youg age, if the studies wern't as high of teen pregancy in the first place then their would be no need for these shows to begin with.

 http://pregnancy.about.com/od/teenpregnancy/a/Teen-Pregnancy.htmens
http://www.cpeip.fsu.edu/resourceFiles/resourceFile_78.pdf
http://www.marchofdimes.com/medicalresources_teenpregnancy.html

Summary of being a parent

            Being a teen parent has had its up and downs. I have had a lot of fun with this project & experience, but it has also had its difficulties. Carrying her around everywhere got tiring, and my arm would get sore, but it was worth it. (: Baby Sophia was the cutest baby ever & I wouldn't have traded her for anything. She has been a really good baby & hasn't cried or fussed at all!

           If I was in charge of the project, the things I would have done differently would be that I would make the students be "preganant" for a few couple by carrying around a pillow in their bellies to feel what it's like to be pregnant. & then have the babies for 2 weeks.

First day as a parent

1. The responses from the "If I became a parent project" didn't surprise me from my mom because we are very close and I know she would always be there for me.

2. Not really any responses have surprised me of the four baby project.

3. I think that how we started the project was fine, and I wouldn't have made any changes.

4. I have yet to complete the "baby cost" project.

What I want to learn in Life Skills and Personal Finance

I have learned a lot in this class, but some things I still want to learn are about career research, and babies and families. I would like to have more career search, and guest speakers because I find it very interseting and useful. I really think we should get a guest speaker from the medical field to come and talk to us. We will learn about babies, and families when we do our flour baby project, but I cannot wait! It is the main reason why I took this class. (: