Mind Boggling...HerStory

Children are nature’s joy, yet when a child enters your life, you are met with foreseen and unforeseen challenges, however you must nourish, teach and govern the child as he/she develops. While today children are born and cared for in many different ways, it goes without saying that children that grows up in two parent homes have better chances of succeeding in life. More than one income families are most likely to live in suburban areas where their children go to schools with excellence ratings. Though I came from a single parent home myself and do not disregard the hard working single mothers or fathers that create an average or extraordinary life for their children, I do recognize the importance of getting married than having children. 1.       Children are expensive: Babies are cute and cuddly and they say and do the darnest things but babies cost money. Diapers, formula (if you are not breast feeding), clothes, accessories, cribs and such, keeping u...

Adolescence is a pivotal time in child development. The marks of puberty are evident, and adolescent girls begin to experience an exciting yet terrifying part of their lives. Much development is happening, “on average puberty begins at about 10 years old for girls and 12 years old for boys,” (Mossler, R.A 2011). Adolescent girls develop breast, begin to grow pubic hair, and experience vaginal discharge which prepares them for their first menstruation. They also begin to mature sexually. When adolescent girls begin to have monthly menstruations, they should be informed on what is going on with their bodies, and educated on the risks on acting on such sexual behavior that they may encounter daily. One huge risk of acting on sexual behaviors that adolescent girls are bombarded with daily is pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy affects many which make it even more pertinent to strive to prevent teen pregnancy. “In 2011 a total of 329,797 babies were born to women age 15-19, for a live birth ra...