The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy on the Parents

• After giving birth it is estimated that only 33% of teenage mothers will eventually graduate from high school and only 1.5% will receive a college degree by age 30
• Although not as severe as the effects on teen mothers, early childbearing affects the fathers of children born of teen mothers as well. They are more likely to participate in deliquent behaviors such as drug dealing, drug using, alcohol abuse and are more likely to complete fewer years of education than their peers