Life of a Teenage Parent: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Teenagers Who Faced Early Parenthood

Authors

  • John Severine F. De Jesus
  • Louise Flores
  • Katrina K. Garcia
  • Alexandria Victoria L. Jimenez

Keywords:

teenage, early parenthood, parenthood, teenage parent

Abstract

This qualitative research is about teenage parents, their experiences and the changes in their lives. In this study, the readers will be knowledgeable about the life of teenage parents, and raise awareness to the people especially the teenagers. We think this study is useful for the teenagers because many teenagers are already parents in an early age. Through this study, the parents will be able to confront their child about the situation. They'll be guided on what they could say and do and how they'll approach their teenager if the situations will happen. The method we used is phenomenology. Phenomenology is the study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. The central structure of an experience is that unintentionally, it is being directed toward something which it has experience of. We were able to understand, and know, their experiences of being a teenage parent using phenomenology because it helped us know the expressions, comments, and the advice they want to offer to other teenagers so they won't be like them, and to help them identify their limitations in life; that studies, families, and trust in God are more important than letting your feelings go beyond your limits.

Published

2017-12-18