For a teenage girl, pregnancy can feel like the end of the future she had imagined. But becoming a mother does not mean she stops being a daughter, a student or a young woman with dreams of her own

However, experiences such as neglect, rejection, abandonment, abuse or a lack of safety can affect a child’s self-esteem, sense of self and ability to regulate emotions

Somehow I always feel under pressure to be talking to my husband. I’m happy to do that, up to a point, but I also need time to myself. Just to be me. Is that really so wrong?

Look past the data, though and you’ll see a familiar face: a girl at home doing chores, laughing with classmates, or queuing at the local kiosk long before she ever becomes a maternal health statistic

In marriage, if you always win arguments against your spouse, you are actually losing. You should never win a fight against a spouse where they feel small and demeaned

For a teenage girl, pregnancy can feel like the end of the future she had imagined. But becoming a mother does not mean she stops being a daughter, a student or a young woman with dreams of her own

However, experiences such as neglect, rejection, abandonment, abuse or a lack of safety can affect a child’s self-esteem, sense of self and ability to regulate emotions

Somehow I always feel under pressure to be talking to my husband. I’m happy to do that, up to a point, but I also need time to myself. Just to be me. Is that really so wrong?

Look past the data, though and you’ll see a familiar face: a girl at home doing chores, laughing with classmates, or queuing at the local kiosk long before she ever becomes a maternal health statistic

In marriage, if you always win arguments against your spouse, you are actually losing. You should never win a fight against a spouse where they feel small and demeaned

For a teenage girl, pregnancy can feel like the end of the future she had imagined. But becoming a mother does not mean she stops being a daughter, a student or a young woman with dreams of her own

However, experiences such as neglect, rejection, abandonment, abuse or a lack of safety can affect a child’s self-esteem, sense of self and ability to regulate emotions

Somehow I always feel under pressure to be talking to my husband. I’m happy to do that, up to a point, but I also need time to myself. Just to be me. Is that really so wrong?

Look past the data, though and you’ll see a familiar face: a girl at home doing chores, laughing with classmates, or queuing at the local kiosk long before she ever becomes a maternal health statistic

In marriage, if you always win arguments against your spouse, you are actually losing. You should never win a fight against a spouse where they feel small and demeaned