Jorge Cruz
What I wish my parents told me before I got pregnant at 16
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2009-08-17 16:00 Authored by Maribel Cruz - Guest Blogger, The Mom Houston Blog Original ArticleEditor's Note: Maribel Cruz was 16, with a perfect boyfriend, looking forward to future as a fashion designer. The school's abstinence program told her condoms didn't work, unfortunately neither did abstinence. Now she's facing life at college with a 3-year-old—not impossible but even more hard work than you can possibly imagine.
As a sex-educator with Planned Parenthood's teenREACH program, Maribel wants parents to give their daughters the information they need to protect themselves and their futures. Here's her story:
Tips for if your teen gets a girl pregnant
Submitted by Southern Shift on Mon, 2009-08-17 16:00 Authored by Jorge Cruz - Guest Blogger, The Mom Houston Blog Original ArticleEditor's note: Yesterday a teen mom wrote about how young motherhood has affected her life and offered some suggestions to parents to keep unplanned pregnancy from happening to their kids. In today's guest blog, Jorge Cruz, a sex educator with Planned Parenthood's teenREACH program, explains how young fatherhood has affected him. He offers suggestions for parents who find themselves grandparents years before they wanted to be.
