Teen Pregnancy Recommendations
Recommended Websites:
 Office of Adolescent Health
o http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/resources-and-publications/info/parents
 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Healthy Children : Teen dating and Sex
o http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/datingsex/Pages/default.aspx
 Advocates For Youth: Parents Sex Ed Center
o http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents-sex-ed-center-home
 National Campaign to prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: Parents Portal
o http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/parents/?gclid=CPymnpbxm6UCFYNl7Ao
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 Planned Parenthood Tools for Parents
o http://www.plannedparenthood.org/parents/index.htm
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
o http://www.cdc.gov/teenpregnancy/
 Teen Health.org
o http://kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/pregnancy.html
 Health Communities.com
o http://www.healthcommunities.com/teen-pregnancy/children/teen-pregnancyresources.shtml
Recommended Books:
Ainsworth, M.D. (1989). Attachments beyond infancy. American Psychologist, 44, 709-716.
Allgood-Merten, B., & Stokard, J. (1991). Sex role identity and self-esteem: A comparison of
children and adolescents. Sex Roles, 25, 129-139.
Baumrind, D. (1991). Effective parenting during the early adolescent transition. In P. A. Cowan
and M. Hetherington (Eds.), Family transitions. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Beilin, H. (1992). Piaget’s enduring contribution to developmental psychology. Developmental
Psychology, 28, 191-204.
Belsky, J. K. (1990). The psychology of aging (2nd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Gould, R. L. (1978). Transformations: Growth and change in adult life. New York, NY: Simon &
Shuster.
Michael, R.T., Gagnon, J.H., Laumann, F. O., & Kolata, G. (1994). Sex in America: A definitive
survey. New York: Little, Brown.
Newman, B and Newman, P. (2012). Study Guide to Development Through the Life (11th ed.)
Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
Newman, B. and Newman, P. (2012). Development Through Life: A Psychosocial Approach
(11th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. ISBN-10: 1111344663
ISBN-13: 9781111344665
Steinberg, L., Lamborn, S. D., Darling, N., Mounts, N.S., & Dornbusch, S. M. (1994). Over-time
changes in adjustment and competence among adolescents from authoritative,
authoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful families. Child Development, 65, 754-770.
Teen Pregnancy: How Emotional Burden Affect the Young Mother
Dannique Kemp: dk635@nova.edu
Gina Francis: gf183@nova.edu