What are my pros & cons?
Pros:
Cons:
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As a single parent, you're more likely to struggle financially.
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You will have the full responsibility with parenting and finances, whether single or married.
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Keeping the child is no guarantee that the father of the baby will stay involved with you or the child.
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Your education and/or career may be delayed.
With that said, choosing to parent should not be a death sentence to you and your dreams for your future. Single parenting can be a successful choice if there is a supportive environment and resourceful, determined participants. Yes, choosing to continue your pregnancy and parent the child will be challenging. But you can find the support you need with caring people, parenting classes, and other resources available just a phone call away. You can find the help you need to make this choice.
Earn While You Learn
This is a program for any woman, single or married, teenager or older, offered at many pregnancy resource centers.
How can it help you?
- With all the uncertainties of pregnancy and parenting, this program will help to answer many of those questions and ease your anxiety.
- With each lesson completed, your can earn credits to use for baby supplies and other materials.
- The staff at the centers are here for your encouragement and to provide support and resources.
- Through videos and worksheets which are fun, interesting and practical, you'll learn important and interesting information about your pregnancy and your baby.
Here are some of the topics that could be covered:
The First Trimester
Prenatal Care
Nutrition
Going It Alone
Your Developing Baby
Smoking
Ultrasound
What's Safe, What Isn't
Bonding with your baby
Your Changing Body
The Second Trimester
A Look at Adoption
Reducing the Risk of SIDS
Amazing Talents of Your Newborn
Your Baby's Secret World
The Third Trimester
Getting Ready for Baby
Eye Contact Means Love
Infant Temperament
Infant Massage
Crying, Colic, and Sleep
The First Year Last Forever
Safe & Healthy Environment
Quality Childcare
Illnesses
and many more.
Wouldn't it be great to know that you are being a GREAT parent?
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