Monday, September 20, 2010
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Post your reflection over the video "15 and Pregnant", compare and contrast the things about teenage pregnancy we discussed in class with the issues presented in the video. Is the video realistic, why or why not? Your post needs to be a minimum of 500 words. Due Wednesday, September 29th BY 7th hour.
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yes the video is realistic because what happen to her dose happen in really life the sickness moodswing
ReplyDeleteI thought that the video was very realistic; things may be different than they are now, but for the most part I think things are very similar to real life. One thing that was very similar was the different myths about different birth control methods. She was scared to use them or she didn’t want to use any because it went against her religion. They didn’t use condoms either because it was another form of birth control that went against her religion as well.
ReplyDeleteHer parents’ reaction to the pregnancy is how I see most parents reacting to their children telling them that they are pregnant. Her parents were shocked at first and speechless. They almost seemed overwhelmed when she told them. As the pregnancy went along they became more accepting of it and helped her out some more, and was more understanding of her and the pregnancy. Pregnancy in teens can also create problems with the other children in the family because they may feel left out. In the movie the brother and sister in the beginning were not accepting of it at all, and they were embarrassed by their own sister. Towards the end of the movie the brother became more accepting of her pregnancy and was becoming interested in it. The sister on the other hand did not get over the fact that her sister was pregnant and didn’t accept it too well. She went so far as moving out of the house, and moving in with her Grandma. When the baby was finally born the sister was at the hospital and did talk to her sister.
The boyfriend also ditched or ran away from her after finding out about the pregnancy. He was there for a while and went to some classes with her, but after awhile he found interest in another girl. That could have been because he was scared of the responsibilities or what would all come along with the baby. He could have been thinking of all of the freedoms that he has, as a teen would be losing after having a baby. I see some boys doing that in reality, but you also see boys sticking by the girl throughout the whole pregnancy. That point is both realistic and nonrealistic depending on the boy.
The delivery room scene was for the most part realistic. I think if it were real the doctors would have a lot more involvement, control and guiding her. I think the steps were fairly realistic showing the positions of delivery, and how much the girl has to go through in the delivery room. The doctor visits that she went to at her different check – ups were realistic. They were good about telling her different things and explaining things to her. She as well had to have her water broke or be induced early because of something in her pregnancy. You see that a lot in society today, which to me, seems very common.
I think the movie is good about showing real life pregnancies when you are a teen, and the different troubles that teens and their families have to go through together to make it work if they decide to keep the baby.
I found that the video was very realistic but outdated. It covered the key parts of a teenage pregnancy. The emotions, money issues, and drama that come with a teenage pregnancy are very real and portrayed very well in this movie. Some things that I did not find as realistic are the excitement that they showed about the whole situation. The excitement was somewhat expected from the mother in my opinion because her parents were going through a rough patch and she did not have all the love and support she felt she needed. The part I did not quite think was realistic was when she approached the baby’s daddy and he was excited as well.
ReplyDeleteSomething that I found realistic that might not be as realistic to others would be the birth control aspect. The teen mom in this video did not use any birth control or condoms because according to her religion this is a way to stop the natural process and is not acceptable. I do not believe this certain teen mom was very religious and this was just an excuse to have sex without any protection or precautions. The reason I find this realistic is that I have heard and grew up around this philosophy.
The denial of pregnancy is very common so I found that very realistic and also the family jealousy. Family jealousy if very common and I have experienced this first hand. I grew up with my brother being a teen father and sometimes felt the jealousy. The lack of attention I received hurt more than it did my brother because I was the youngest and was use to much of the attention.
The emotions her mother went through were very real and realistic as well. Every mother goes through this situation in different ways and feels different emotions but in the end they are all in the same boat and all go through the same motions. To see your own child having a child is overwhelming and would be hard for any mother.
A teen father never sticking around was a big part of this video in my opinion and I do not quite agree with this concept. Yes it is true that teen fathers can leave but what I have grown up around and experienced I know that not all fathers leave.
The reason this video was outdated was because of many factors. One thing I found outdated was when they made her go to a different part of the school just because she was pregnant. In society today teen pregnancy is more common and teen parents are increasing. Having a pregnant teen walking around in the halls is weird to see but is more acceptable than back in the day.
Most teen parenting movies are all the same and cover the key points of pregnancy. I felt this video was good but generic and in a way I have seen it because of all the similarities and topics covered. This was a great look at what it would be like and an eye opener to never have kids.
The movie “Fifteen and Pregnant” I thought was for the most part realistic. It taught several life lessons and how much responsibility is required when being pregnant at the age of 15. At this age, your body is not fully developed so there can be a lot of harmful effects on your body.
ReplyDeleteTina was so caught up in the moment, and life was good having a boyfriend. She never realized the consequences of having sex. “It couldn’t happen to me.” When she started feeling sick and nauseous, Tina started to become worried. She didn’t want to believe it. Tina turned to her best friend Laurie, who had had a kid already herself, for advice. Later on, Tina took a pregnancy test and the results were positive. This changed her life forever from that moment on.
Tina did not know how she was going to tell her parents. The day came when she finally told her mother. Her words were, “ Mom, I’m pregnant.” Tina ran out of the room, leaving her mother in complete shock. From then on out, they all knew it was going to be a tough road ahead.
The time finally came when Tina had to spill the news to her boyfriend Ray. She did not know what to expect from him. When Ray was told, he was more than supportive. He told Tina he would be there for her and the baby since he was going nowhere in life. They later attended baby classes. This was awkward for Ray and he never went to another class with Tina again. This is when Tina and Rays relationship went downhill and Ray slowly faded out of the picture. Tina thought that if the baby would have ended up being a boy that Ray would have stayed together with her.
As Tina moved along in her pregnancy, she was transferred to an alternative school and was still in the junior high. Moving along with her pregnancy, Tina and the family began to experience added stress. The family relationships were also becoming a problem, jealousy being the main conflict. The family was also beginning to wonder if they were going to be able to afford this upcoming baby.
Tina knew that from here on out she was going to be a mother, and that this gave her something to look forward to in life. As she moved along in her pregnancy she became more and more impatient. She was growing apart from her old ways. Tina realized that she could not be involved in soccer and that spending time with her friends was limited. Tina grew very lonely.
The day finally came when Tina finally had her baby. Ray unexpectedly showed up wanting to see his baby, but Tina’s dad did not allow Ray to see him. The family and Tina herself made it through the pregnancy together. They will now move on and raise the newborn baby as a family. Tina had an eye opener that she never would’ve expected to happen. I believe she learned her lesson and will fulfill her responsibilities as a teen mom and take good care of her baby.
wow i think they covered everything that i was gonna say.. but yes this movie is a good movie to have teens watch just so they see the good and the bad things that can happen when you get pregnant at that age.
ReplyDeleteso i thought the movie was vary realistic, they covered alot of what happened i pregnancy. for the most part alot of it was true, most kids do believe what they here about myths. I didnt know that some religions do not believe in useing birth control or condoms. that actuly suprises me alot. i dont think that i would even have the guts to tell them that they were going to be grandparents when they already had kids living at home still.
ReplyDeleteFor the most part Tenia was very brave because to go to your best friend for help to say your pregnant. Even tho her best friend had a "baby who was a toddler" i think it was a realy smart move,but i would go to your mom first. when she found out she was pregnant she should of went over to Rays house not just try to call. I think that ray didnt realy take it seriously because most guys his age when they find out that there going go be a dad they dont just say cool, now we wont be to old to take him to the park. i think that was a stupidest thing he said.
The movie was realistic in many ways. It exhibited how the teen mom goes through both the emotional and physical changes while pregnant. It also showed how the teen looses friends and how painful childbirth really is. Ray, who was the father, had promised to marry Tina and said that they would be together forever. Tina was not even out of junior high when she became pregnant. Ray had many bad habits. He did not want to really be with Tina, because he was not ready to give up his childhood. He also smoked and when it came to taking responsibility he flaked.
ReplyDeleteAnother point of the movie which was realistic was the part when the sister got jealous. It seems like many sibiling have to either act out or do something dangerous to get their parents attention. Tina's sibilings both wanted to live either with their dad or grandmother. The mother was upset by this but she needed to focus on making sure Tina realized what she was getting into.
The movie was unrealistic in some ways too. When Tina had told the babies daddy about her being pregnant he was happy about it. He didn't seem to mind that he had just changed both of their lives forever. He only stated that now they would never be to old to go to the park. That isn't what teenagers are like at all. Tina went into the doctors appointment to see the sex of her child. While in the doctors office she never seemed shy or scared like a first time mother would be. She acted like it was a huge joke and smiled and giggled.
It was unrealistic that the father, even though he was a bum, would go into the birthing room with his new girlfriend. No teenaged guy would willingly go into a birthing room with his new girl friend. The girlfriend wouldn't have been comfortable with this either. It's also very unrealistic that a girl would get together with a teenager who had just gotten a different girl pregnant. She must have low self-esteem issues if thats the case.
The movie was a bit outrageous to watch because of that fact that Tina was always hoping that Ray would be with her forever. Ray gave no signs of showing he would be able to take care of Tina or the baby. She was very naive and stupid. I have no sympathy for her. She said because of her church she didn't use protection. What did she think was going to happen? It was her choice to get pregnant.
The movie “15 and Pregnant” showed a lot of good examples and bad examples of how being pregnant at 15 would be like. Some things were realistic while some other parts of the movie told about things that most likely wouldn’t happen in real life.
ReplyDeleteThe very beginning the main character, Tina was with her boyfriend, Ray, “hooking-up” and then shortly after Ray told her that he did not want to be with her anymore. I think that is realistic because guys these days are jerks and don’t think how girls do and they think its just okay to use a girl for a one-night-stand. So many girls are getting pregnant younger and younger now, and this movie portrays this good because Tina’s friend has a two or maybe three year old little girl, meaning she had gotten pregnant in high school.
This movie shows a lot of real struggles that actual teen moms go through. Tina had to go to alternative school because she couldn’t finish junior high. That happens with some teens that end up getting pregnant. Also, her friend Laurie always talked about how her daughter was always crying and she is always busy working two jobs and never has time for anything. Especially with the economy being so bad right now it is difficult to have money for everything you need. When babies need something you need to get it for them right then and there but if you don’t have money to buy supplies what do you do then?
I think when Laurie is laying in her bed telling her mother how excited she is to actually have someone to love her back unconditionally is actually a real life situation. Usually the girls who feel this way do not realize that babies take a lot more love than they can give for the longest time. When they are so little they can’t show the moms the love that they hope for.
The script was accurate on how it portrayed the birth of her child. By the day Tina was going to give birth she was having very bad back pains and couldn’t move around very easily. Her family was very hectically trying to get everything ready to go to the hospital, which would probably be true in all mothers no matter what age. When at the hospital she was screaming so much, even telling her dad to shut up. She got very sweaty and the entire birth seemed very real. Laurie’s dad was out in the hallway when the father of the baby, Ray, showed up. He told him to leave because he didn’t deserve to even be there. I would have done the same thing if I were in his shoes.
Laurie and her family were so excited when she finally had her baby, even her grandmother who they didn’t even want to tell right away way happy to see the baby, Laurie’s brother and sister felt very neglected during the pregnancy, but in the end this new baby brought the entire family closer together.
I think this movie is realistic because it could happen to anyone. If your not careful it could happen to you. Just because you have a boyfriend does not mean you should rush into things. You should take things slow. Some boys will leave there girlfriends. When they find out they are pregnant and some mom’s and dad’s will be very mad at there daughters for getting pregnant. Some parents will kick their daughters out of the house when they find out that she is pregnant. Some parents wont kick out their kid just because the boyfriend left her. When she finds out she is pregnant she gets sick. She has to go see the doctor for a check up. Some parents will fight when they are spilt up and then in the end they will get back together. She tells her mom and dad that she is sorry for not listening to them. The bother and sister will fill left out because the other sister gets more attain then they do. The mom takes the daughter to get outfits for her to tryout. If your sister or brother broke their lag then you should let them sit in your spot and don’t get mad about it.
ReplyDeletein the movie when she found out she was pregnant most teen girls would of fliped out but she was kind of excited. i felt bad for her when no one cmae to her baby shower most people would come just because they would want to help out. Alot of people give stuff to the baby jsut because they want the baby to have a normal life.
ReplyDeletei likjed how the moms friend was kind of a friend to, it seemed like she could go to her about anything,and she had already gone through it so she knew how to take it and what to do. I didnt understan the hole soccer thing she was kinda pullinga dumb move if i were her parents i would of not let her do that. cuz if the baby would of kicked by hte ball that would be bad.
the class that she had to take was prob realy helpful. it was kind of like how she could go and not feel so diffrent just cuz she is pregnat there every one is pregnant.when ray didnt show up i though that was kind of a jurk move and to go out and get another girl that is even worse.its kind of weard how some thing tare your family apart but others bring them back togeather like this. yeah there may be some jelous people in the family but in the end they all come back.
when she said that she wanted to love someone and that she wanted to have someone to love her i think that was so mean. i would never say that to my parents ever yeah there mybe some moments that i would like to but iwould never.
There were a lot of realistic and unrealistic things about the movie, 15 and pregnant. For those who have never seen the movie it is about a girl who gets pregnant at the age 15, obviously, and has to deal with problems such as family fights, losing support from friends, and not getting anything from the father. She decided to keep the baby but is not very mature throughout the movie, such as when the doctor told her that she needed to gain weight.
ReplyDeleteWhen she first found out that she was pregnant, her friend was the one of the first ones to know, not her parents. I think is pretty common, especially in today’s society. Her parents were disappointed in the beginning and did not know how the react but in the end they became very supportive, unlike her boyfriend. One thing I did find a bit unrealistic was the fact that her parents got back together during the pregnancy. I know that this is possible, but it seems like more parents might grow farther apart because of all the fight and stress in the house. It is possible that they grew closer because they might have needed someone for the support and someone to be there for advice.
When the teen mom, Tina , confronted her boyfriend about being pregnant he start to fill her head with dreams such as getting married and being a happy family. I think that a lot of people do this so that they do not have to face the facts about being pregnant and having to pay for the baby. He said that they were going to grow up together, just the three of them. In some cases, it might seem like the parents and children are closer because the mother was pregnant when she was teen, but she also had to grow up fast to raise the child.
At the time, Tina could not get a job because she was still too young. She was pregnant and had gone through labor and delivery before she was even in high school or drove a car. She was in no position financially to have a baby and had to get support from her parents for everything. She did have a supportive friend, who had also had a baby in high school. Tina was able to see what her friend had to go through with working all the time to support her and her daughter.
When her mother’s friend threw her a baby shower, no one showed up. After this, Tina’s emotions went really high and she started to yell at her mother. Throughout the movie she is in constant fighting with her parents and siblings. When someone is pregnant, they are usually a bit more emotional but as a teen mother, her emotions were a bit worse than what it normally is.
This movie was good in the way that is showed a lot of the problems a teen mom might go through when looking for support from family and friends. It also showed how she was not very mature about many things because her mind and body had not grown up enough to take the mental and physical stress of being a teen parent.
I thought the movie was pretty realist some part didn’t seem so real, but most of the video was to me anyways. The video was about a girl who got pregnant by her boyfriend. She thought if she didn’t she he would leave her and she just wanted to get it over with. Some one morning she was not feeling well she was starting to get the pregnant signs. She has a friend that just had a kid and left her boyfriend because her boy friend was not going to be a good father. Her friend took her to the doctor to see if she was really going to have a baby. It came up as a yes she was going to have a baby. Then the girl got very scared about it all like how was she going to tell her mom and family members. And how was she going to tell her boyfriend that he got her pregnant. Well her mom walks in to the house and she comes running out and yelled I am pregnant and run in to the other room. Her mother had a scared look on her face after that and then told the girls father about it. Then he showed up there and gave her a hug. After that night her mom told the girls boyfriend and then he waited out side till the girl got home. When the girl got home her boyfriend told her he would be with her throw this and go to classes with her. Well then the girl had to move to a mothers high school of girls having babys and leave her other high school. The girl was mad about having to change high schools but she got over it. Then her and her boyfriend went to the baby classes together. Her boyfriend didn’t look like he wanted to be there. Then a couple days later her and her boyfriend break up and he goes with some red head girl. The girl goes to the mall and sees him kissing the red head and goes over there and starts to yell and smacks her x boyfriend across the face. And he said it looks like you got stronger and she then says yeah getting over you. Then her belly is getting bigger and bigger. Her sister is getting so mad that she is getting all of the attention. So one day the girls sister comes home with a broken foot and sat in the girls spot. The family tells the girls sister to move and then the girls sister gets really mad. Then the girls sister moves out to live with her father. Then moves back just when the baby is about to come. Its time, the girl goes to the hospital and is in a lot of pain. So she is yelling at everyone. When the baby finally comes out, the family thinks the baby is so cute. Then the dad walks out of the room and the girls x boyfriend is walk up to the door where the girls out with his new girl friend the red head. The father of the girl runs up to the x boyfriend and yells at he and tells him to leave. Then he leaves and the family goes home with the baby and the girl. And lived a great life.
ReplyDeleteThen a couple days later her and her boyfriend break up and he goes with some red head girl. The girl goes to the mall and sees him kissing the red head and goes over there and starts to yell and smacks her x boyfriend across the face. And he said it looks like you got stronger and she then says yeah getting over you. Then her belly is getting bigger and bigger. Her sister is getting so mad that she is getting all of the attention. So one day the girls sister comes home with a broken foot and sat in the girls spot. The family tells the girls sister to move and then the girls sister gets really mad. Then the girls sister moves out to live with her father. Then moves back just when the baby is about to come. Its time, the girl goes to the hospital and is in a lot of pain. So she is yelling at everyone. When the baby finally comes out, the family thinks the baby is so cute. Then the dad walks out of the room and the girls x boyfriend is walk up to the door where the girls out with his new girl friend the red head. The father of the girl runs up to the x boyfriend and yells at he and tells him to leave. Then he leaves and the family goes home with the baby and the girl. And lived a great life.
ReplyDeleteSo, this movie was really dumb. Like if I were a movie critic, I would give it a total F with negative ten million zeros, because that’s how much it sucked. The movie to me was sort of realistic, but more unrealistic than anything. We talked about some of the things that happened in the movie in class, like about taking the birthing classes before going into labor, and how the chick having the kid is really hormonal and they yell and scream and slap and curse when they’re pushing. Some of the crazy unrealistic things were when Ray told Tina that he would be okay with having a kid because he wasn’t going to do anything with his life and they might as well have kids now. He was worried about being old and taking his kid to the park, now let’s be for real. What kind of teenage guy says that stupid stuff? No one. That’s what I thought. If I were ever in that position, I wouldn’t say things like that. I’d start trying to be a good parent. I think he did drugs though, so maybe that’s why he was a little out there.
ReplyDeleteTowards the beginning of the movie, Ray told Tina that he wanted to take a break because of football season, and Tina was all bent out of shape because she wanted a boyfriend for her birthday. Seriously! That’s not the most realistic thing ever. This movie was so stupid that I have nothing else to write, and I’ll probably fail this anyway.
The movie Fifteen and Pregnant, was both realistic and unrealistic. There were parts that made you wonder, and then there were parts that you know would be real.
ReplyDeleteShe gets pregnant at a very young age, and is scared. Very realistic. Her family doesn't know what to do, she doesn't know if she's going to keep the baby, and she doesn't know whether the boy who got her pregnant is going to stay with her or not.
The results on the family were kind of strange though. I mean, when the sister gets jealous and moves in with the grandma, that's all real, but I'm not sure if it would bring the mom and dad closer together. I don't think that most of the time if the pregnant girls' mother and father are seperated, that they get back together.