Daniel W. Russell, et al. "Predictors and Correlates of Continuing Involvement with the Baby's Father Among Adolescent Mothers." Journal of Family Psychology 12.3 (1998): 369-387. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.
At Baby Steps women get points if they bring support with them to their classes. They can use these points to go to the store to buy their child diapers, cribs and clothes. According to the article, fathers were more likely to stay involved with the adolescent mother if the couple had an intimate and supportive relationship 6 weeks after delivery. As I read more and more women are more likely to become successful due to the fact that they have assistance and it takes stress off of them to take care of a baby on their own. There is a difference between an adolescent father and father that is old in age. Youngs boy do not know how to take care of a child according to this article. I find this discriminatory because fathers that bare in old age might not know how to take care of a child also. Young boys have a lack of parenting skills and knowledge of child development. Women reply on men for emotional support, married or not. Men have an impact on a women’s well-being and behavior. Without moral support, I don’t think any women can take care of a baby on their own.
Father’s have a positive impact on their children. If he stays around the child is more likely to behave throughout their life. Fathers associated with their baby have advantages where as fathers who are not involved with their child causes problems with mothers and their success. The agency Baby Steps really stress these young ladies to bring support with them. They offer women points which makes no sense. The baby’s father should be involved regardless of the situation. These men are to provide a safe and nurturing environment for their infants. I find it fascinating that men effect women and their success. I find it bias that the articles looks only on adolescent father’s involved but it looks to me that everyone at Baby Steps are under the age of 25. After reading this article, I believe that a women can have success without a man being on her side. Every women in this world should be independent financially and emotionally. It was interesting to me that the article said that young boys do not know how to take care of a baby. I believe this is true. How can a baby take care of a baby? In today’s society, boys are leaving their significant other when it comes to their baby. The bias was coming from a particular group of people which was young boys, The worldview is that men, despite their age should step up to the plate and take care of their child. A women needs helps raising a baby but I think success should be put upon someone else. If you want to be something in life, you should be able to go get it if you wanted to. Baby Steps encourages all the young women to bring support because thats their back bone. They are offered double incentive points when they bring support. A support is an adult who is: the baby’s father, family member, friend, caseworker or anyone else who they feel is supportive.
I find it disappointing when I see these young women at Baby Steps and the baby’s father is not there to support them. I want to talk to these young ladies and figure out why the baby’s father isn’t there and why must they have to reply on an agency for money. The fathers should pay for child support and help these women out. Then again as I said before women should be independent and not rely on a man for success. It being money or a job. Men should just be there to handle their business and take care of their child. Moral Support is important in the agency, Baby Steps because it helps young limited low-income pregnant and newly parenting mothers.
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