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Supporting young parents : pregnancy and parenthood among young people from care / Elaine Chase ... [et al.] ; foreword by Ann Phoenix.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teenage parents.
- Teenage parents--Counseling of.
- Teenage parents--Services for.
- Teenage pregnancy.
- Home-based family services.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book draws on authoritative research into the reasons for and experiences of pregnancy and parenthood among young people from local authority care. It questions the assumptions that early parenthood always limits young people's choices and opportunities and examines the types of support most likely to enable successful parenting.
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; SUPPORTINGYOUNG PARENTS: Pregnancy and Parenthood amongYoung People from Care; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD BY ANN PHOENIX; 1 Introduction; 2 Putting Pregnancy and Parenthood in Context; 3 Being Young, Being in Care; 4 Going It Alone: Young People's Experiences ofLearning about Sex and Relationships; 5 Deciding What to Do: Young People's Reactions andResponses to Pregnancy; 6 Being Pregnant; 7 Being a Mum, Being a Dad; 8 Finding a Balance: Young People's Experiences ofChild Protection Proceedings; 9 Getting Help from Services; 10 Moving Forward; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX
- AUTHOR INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-184) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786612059292
- 9781282059290
- 1282059297
- 9781846428838
- 1846428831
- OCLC:
- 375048966
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