The teenager is essentially maturing as her child ages. ... After giving birth to a child of my own and feeling what I call "a mothers love" I began to understand my mothers decision to allow my grandparents to raise me. ... A teen mother getting love and support from her childs father will reflect a loving environment and bond with her child showering the child with attention (Gunn, 1996). ... She might began to withhold her child from the father, refusing visitation, which strains the child /father bond. ... I watched a complete season of a show called "Teen Mom 3" where I have analyzed spec...

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When the parent(s) of the child do not assume the necessary role that a parent must fill for a child they will emotionally damage the child. ... During Clara's pregnancy both girls were sent away to a convent to have the child. ... Once the child was born, Ida returned with Christine, but Clara did not. ... The second stage is called autonomy versus shame and doubt, which occurs during the ages 1 to 3 years old. ... There was not enough time for the necessary child rearing to be done by her parents. ...

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While one parent families face additional pressures and potential problems, it is the quality of parenting that can have the greatest impact on the child. ... Since he is not a US citizen, I am unable to get child support and he has refused to have any contact with me or our daughters. ... When one has an added lack of emotional support, showing up and caring for the well-being of the child can be difficult, but by no means impossible. ... From the perspective of the child it can be confusing and they may not fully know how to feel about mom or dad showing affection to their new special fr...

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It is important to know how to best raise a child so that they may lead more productive lives down the road and not be forever scarred as adults. ... Often times the emotional role that a father can play in a child's life is overlooked. It has long been assumed that a woman can provide all the needs for a child, that the father's main purpose was to support his family financially. ... Are there any differences between a child who sees his father occasionally and a child who never sees his father? ... There is plenty of evidence to support the claim that fathers are crucial to the...

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I always put on one of my new outfits then immediately call my aunt and cousin to exchange information on what we received that great christmas morning. ... The morning of February 26, 2013, there was five missed calls from my father. I knew something was wrong because he would never call that many times. Even though I was half asleep, I somehow knew that the call was about Diego, while I was calling my dad back I knew that Diego died that morning even though no one told me. ... Meeting My Little Brother I always wanted a baby brother or sister because being the only child got lonely sometime...

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It's hard to think about that day. Who knew it would be the last day I would spend with her. It still feels like a fresh nightmare that just happened last night. But it didn't. It happened over two years ago and I was still struggling with this new reality. I didn't like it. I hated it. How could th...

• Word Count: 2579
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• Grade Level: High School