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The youngest mums and dads itv1

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linniewith2 · 01/11/2004 21:56

just watching this now its very compelling watching so if you are sat at the pc go and catch the last half hour !!!!!!

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Slinky · 01/11/2004 22:53

"Cringed a bit at the end shots of them with the prams and fags on the front!"

Sadly, a fairly regular sight around here (our area is reported to have one of the highest teenage pregnancies rates). They either "hang out" by the seafront or outside McDonalds - makes me want to cry. Still, it provides me with an opportunity to show my DD1 (and my other 2 when they're older) how NOT to do things!

I had a lot of respect for James (teenage dad), Sarah and the Twin girls. I thought they had done a fantastic job with the girls and good luck to them with the new baby.

Felt very sorry for Bailey and Bradley being in that environment.

I really cannot believe so many kids out there still have unprotected sex - they should make kids today watch the film I did at 15 about HIV/Aids. It frightened the living daylights out of me!

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 22:54

See I'm not even sure they would, they have been around along while now and teenage pregnancies are still on the increase. I think sometimes we see these programmes and see these as isolated cases and then we go shopping and see that it is such a reality now days. Obviously not all young parents are bad parents, but sometimes when i see these mums with their children fag in one hand feeding with another it really does break my heart......

lydialemon · 01/11/2004 23:01

Just seen it too. I thought the family with twins were lovely, but I did keep shouting at the screen when the other two were on

I started off thinking that the maternity nurse was far too strict (DH actually asked me if she was doing GF - I obviously moan about her too much!) I would have resented the hell out of her. However, she was trying to get a very inexperienced child to become a mother, I think she needed to do the routines like that just so everyone could cope.

I did yell 'don't wake the baby!' though......

I will also admit (and then run away and hide) that I was really relieved they had boys and not girls.........

alexsmum · 01/11/2004 23:04

This programme really scared me.The sisters who were pregnant...their mum had a 16yo,15yo,14yo,11yo and a 5 yo and she was 34!!!! That is so young too!!!!!! I can't understand what kids of 13 and 14 are doing even seriously considering having sex,never mind unprotected sex.Don't you think that's scary??? They should be messing about with their mates and being in the netball team at school and going to drama groups and all the things I remember doing at that age.
I think one of the first things we need to do as a society to break patterns like this, is to stop sexualising our children.No more t-shirts for 3 yo's with sexy on the front and the like.

alexsmum · 01/11/2004 23:05

those girls were smoking while they were pregnant too.And neither of them breastfed.

mieow · 01/11/2004 23:07

I thought the family with the twins were lovely too

lydialemon · 01/11/2004 23:07

Crossed posts with a few people there, but there was a short piece on this programme on This Morning, this morning (!)

Someone on there basically said that these girls know all about safe sex, contraception etc they just can't see themselves having good jobs, travelling, doing well so don't see why they shouldn't have babies so young. For them its the best they can see themselves doing IYSWIM, which is just so sad.

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 23:08

I balme popular culture for the sexualisation of children. Young kids look up to britney and the like and have no idea what their style represents.They therefore want to emulate that and the fashion industry provides the products. Yes it really makes me angry as many of todays celebs should be more responsible and as parents we should protect our children from their influence x

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 23:08

Still feel uncomfortable that a 13 year old fathered twins and has had no teenage years. Very sad. That would be my ds in 6 years - no way!

Skate · 01/11/2004 23:08

Alexsmum - heeeey, be careful!! I didn't breastfeed either - what you trying to say?

mieow · 01/11/2004 23:11

I hate the fact that I have two girls that will be brought up in this time. I was 19 when I had DS and even now I feel that that was too young. I wouldn't change my kids for the world, but if I could have had them later on I would have done.
The parents seemed to think it was ok for their two teenage daughters to have sex and babies. There was no mention of their reactions, just "it isn't a race!!!" FFS

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 23:13

I was 23 when I had ds and felt really young and to be honest don't know if I was really ready.
Wouldn't change any of it now but still feel at 23 I was so young.

mieow · 01/11/2004 23:14

Blossomhill, great minds eh??

mykidsmum · 01/11/2004 23:15

i was 21 when I had my twins and i had to grow up very quick. Wouldn't change things though, I like being a young(ish) mum x

Angeliz · 01/11/2004 23:18

I think that the baby boys aren't gonna have the best chances in life, they should NOT smoke around the babies and i don't think bottlefeeding is a sin,(obviously as i did!).

I DO think though that they seem loved and that is a nice place to be in for a baby. At the end of the day there will be lots of kids out there in much better homes with miserable lives so i didn't feel too about them in the end!
(Although i have a dd and would HATE for her to be pregnant that young.....God forbid.....touch wood!!!!)

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 23:18

mieow

alexsmum · 01/11/2004 23:19

no offence skate-

Skate · 01/11/2004 23:20

None taken - I know everyone has their own view on it!

There won't be an 'I'm leaving' thread in the morning!

alexsmum · 01/11/2004 23:21

yeah angeliz they seemed love NOW, but what happens when the novelty of the new toy wears off and the boyfriends disappear?? When the babies aren't babies anymore? God, I know I'm sounding like a complete fascist but this programme and the lives these girls were leading really unsettled me.

blossomhill · 01/11/2004 23:22

Me too.

mieow · 01/11/2004 23:23

and me!

Angeliz · 01/11/2004 23:24

alexsmum, i DO agree, i'm just trying to see the bright side i guess! (Having worked with abused/neglected kids in the past, i tend to think that a child who has love has a good chance.......lets just hope it lasts!)

I thought the twins were gorgeous too.

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blossomhill · 01/11/2004 23:29

I just cannot believe they lived like that.

Flum · 01/11/2004 23:29

Don't you think that kids are such a 'common' thing and there are so many different ways to bring them up.Children are born into so many situations. Kids are resilient and the mums will grow up and get better. As all mums get better with practice.

Lots of middle aged mums are sh*t too.

Also the safest physical age to have a child is 19.

The word Chav did spring to mind through out the prog though.

mieow · 01/11/2004 23:30

Chav came to my mind too

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