Jamie Lynn Spears Calls Off Wedding

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Michele Cheplic

Raise your hand if you thought Britney Spears’ teenage sister Jamie Lynn would actually make it down the aisle with her baby’s daddy, before their kid took her first steps. That’s what I thought. Now nearly a year-old, Maddie Briann may never see her parent’s union become legal, because word has it that Jamie Lynn has called off her dream wedding to boyfriend Casey Aldridge. Britney’s baby sis had her first child last June when she was just 16 years old. Shortly after giving birth Jamie Lynn announced that she planned to marry her teen boy toy in an intimate … Continue reading →

Teens who Choose Adoption More Likely to Succeed–So Why Don’t More Teens Choose It?

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Pam Connell

We’ve been talking about educating youth about adoption, caring for babies, and life in general. In the middle of the twentieth century, the majority of girls and young women who gave birth while unmarried placed their babies for adoption. Now, the figure is less than two percent in most areas. The director of our agency’s adoption program told us that most of the birth mothers in their program were college-age. He said almost all of the high school students decided to parent their babies. Yet, most social service workers agree that children of single teenage mothers are at higher risk … Continue reading →