Question

the impact that the increasing number of social grants may have on teen mothers

Answer 1

Increasing the number social grants  to teenage mothers  is likely to have negative consequences. These are :

1. The teen mothers will not be motivated to become self-reliant by looking for work.

2. The teen mothers may become pregnant intentionally in order to access the grants.

3.The teen mothers may use the grants to buy drugs and alcohol.

Answer 2

Impact on teen mothers due to increase in social grants:

• The teenage mothers are severely judged and criticized by the entire society. Only a strong teenage mother is able to pass that phase alive.
• All the pregnant women have hormonal changes which leads to mood swings but the criticism by the society impacts more than normal pregnant women.
• This impacts on the teenage mothers also affects the babies which gets reflected in their adulthood.
• When a teenage girl is impregnated with her concern, she should be properly guided through the choices she has and she should advised to take the decision on her own. People should stop thinking about the future and act in the present to make the future of that teenage girl bright.