Conskeeted-I know how you feel, because my best friend had her child when we were in the 10th grade (she was 15).
I think that it is great that they feel comfortable enough to have told you, because most of these kids may not be able to talk to anyone else about what's going on.
I agree with some of the previous posts-these girls need to see how hard it is to care for a child. When I was in high school, our teacher made us carry a heavy sack of flour around for our child development and parenting class. Back then, things were different, so that did the trick for some of the girls that wanted kids. But we all know that times are totally different now...
I don't know how the administration or the girls families would take to it (because I know that you need permission to do any activities involving the students), but I think that they need to do a "Day in the Life"-Ricki Lake does it all the time. They need to SEE how hard it is AFTER the child is born. A lot of young girls think that it is all about the pregnancy-this is the easy part. But when the baby is born, that will turn their world upside-down. They need to see how hard it is to feed, bathe & dress their child AND THEN have to get ready to go to school. They need to see how hard it is having sleepless nights day after day. They need to see how everytime they get $$-it is gone just as fast because the baby needs things. They need to see how having this child will have an effect on their social/family life.
I'm not saying that all girls fail at being parents-what I'm saying is that they need a strong dose of reality. Unless these girls come from families where their parents are very well off, and money is not an issue, how are they going to support that baby? And being that they are still young, they can only work so many hours in a week, and usually they can only get minimum-wage positions, and that is not enough to live on.
I hope that all of these ideas inspire you to come up with a plan to school these girls. I'll keep you in prayer
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