{"id":12491,"date":"2018-05-18T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pregnancycarecanada.kfrnluyh-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=12491"},"modified":"2020-06-23T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T16:40:16","slug":"the-fence-between-childhood-and-adulthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manu004.supserv.cozmoslabs.com\/fr\/2018\/05\/18\/the-fence-between-childhood-and-adulthood\/","title":{"rendered":"The fence between childhood and adulthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:10px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h3>THE FENCE BETWEEN CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-clearfix\" style=\"float:left;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;max-width:200px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#6580a6;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>by Susan Stagg<\/p>\n<p>Most of my clients are teenage girls. They arrive at the pregnancy centre with their mother, with an expression of boredom and an air of insecurity. I typically talk to both of them together briefly to introduce myself and hear the reason for their visit, and then have a brief visit with the girl alone. The initial appointment is about making connections.<\/p>\n<p>Straddling the fence between childhood and adulthood is intimidating. We all go through this phase at some point, so you\u2019d think those of us that went through it in years (decades?) past would have some words of wisdom. And we do, but this particular phase of life seems to be one that we all need to figure out for ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>When a teenager discovers they are pregnant, they are launched unceremoniously off the fence they\u2019ve been straddling and find themselves lying on the cold, hard ground of adulthood, and much of the time the adults they encounter aren\u2019t ready to accept them as adults.<\/p>\n<p>Pregnant teens have unique challenges that adults don\u2019t. They usually haven\u2019t completed their education, started on a career path, or moved into their own place. They often don\u2019t have family support. They are frequently too young to qualify for the Child Tax Credit, low income housing, or income assistance. At a time when their peers are going out with friends every weekend and making plans for grad, these girls are feeling isolated and abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve had clients tell me about complete strangers sharing uninvited horror stories, rude comments about her pregnancy, and judgments about her as a person.<\/p>\n<p>If today\u2019s youth are our future, why would we do anything to hold them back from being the very best young adult they can be? If they\u2019ve already made choices that led to a pregnancy, the best response from the adults in their community would be to embrace them, come alongside and support them, and be a positive influence in their lives. If this is our future, the best way for us to have any influence is to deliberately tie strings of fellowship between the next generations and ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>So the next time you see a pregnant teen, look her in the eye and smile. Ask her about her pregnancy. Treat her like the priceless human being she is, deserving of respect. Welcome her with your kindness into adulthood. Your warmth just might change a life.<\/p>\n<p>~ Susan Stagg is the Executive Director of\u00a0<em>Peace Pregnancy Support Centre<\/em>\u00a0in Dawson Creek, BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[145,9004111222326287],"tags":[188,150,183],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The fence between childhood and adulthood - Pregnancy Care Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Straddling the fence between childhood and adulthood is intimidating. 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