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Parenthood: Choices and Challenges"African-American Teenagers Facing Parenthood"Introduction: Starting a family is challenging for almost everyone, but it is extremely challenging and stressful for adolescents. ... The following will present information about the challenges and choices of teenagers who are entering into parenthood, or are already parents.Challenges of Parenthood: Developing into a teenager is difficult, but handling these changes and becoming a parent at the same time is rough. ... Teenage fathers can be involved parents on three different levels, according to the Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA) Public Policy Report, through nurturing interactions with their children, through contact with the mothers, and through financial support (Lowenthal, 1997)Parenthood issues: Women who become mothers in their teenage years have fewer options for their future. When facing the new challenges of parenthood, teens can become very stressed and enter into a stage of depression. Teen mothers will find it difficult to handle parenthood because of financial issues. ... Teen mothers are presented to society as school dropouts whose parenthood interfere with the central task of adolescence, and spoils their ability to support a child (Rains, 1998). ... Conclusions: Many teenage girls who are parents or are pregnant experience issues of parenthood. ... The problem with teenage parenthood can not be solved only by offering services for females, but by providing services for the males can also help.