There is a lot of publicity for girls who get pregnant. It is seen more and more in movies and on TV – what message is it sending to youth today? Juno’s review by the New York Times says it best (boldness added): Juno” also shares with “Knocked Up” an underlying theme, a message that [...]
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Today’s Topic: The Pregnancy Pact. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Maybe you haven’t. (reported June 2008) Lifetime made a movie about the Pregnancy Pact and that was the first time I had even heard about it since I was out of the… news world for a year and a half. Time Magazine put out most [...]
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Oh hey. It’s been a while. I heard something recently that I thought was interesting. There was a study done in 2008 about the connection between teens’ likelihood to get pregnant and their television show preferences/viewing habits. As it turns out, teens who watch shows that have more sexual content are more likely to actually [...]
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The Real Juno is inspired by my little sister who puts a name to the term Teen Pregnancy for me and those close to me. Now when you first think of someone who gets pregnant as a teenager you might think, “Wow, that was stupid – she must not be very smart. That will never [...]
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