Lefler Middle School

Student/Parent Team Contac

What is the Student - Parent Program?

* The Student - Parent Program helps students (both male and female) who are pregnant or parenting to meet the challenges of being a teen, a parent, and a student.

* School and community work together to meet health, guidance, and education needs of the student parents and their children.

* Program goals include:

*graduation

*healthy choices

* quality parenting

* and career plans

What are the Program Components?

*Parenting classes

* student/Child Learning Centers

*Support groups

*Community Networking

*Team support including the nurse, counselor, FCS teacher, and family specialists.

Student - Parent

A school - community program for pregnant students and young parents focusing on knowledge and skills related:

*Self - Empowerment

Personal development

Communication

Building positive relationships

Practical problem solving

Managing one's life

*Pregnancy

Prenatal development and care

Maintaining optimum health

Postpartum needs and care

Resources to meet needs

*Parenting

Adjusting to parenting

Strengthening family relationships

Caring for the child

Child growth and development

*Wellness and Healthy lifestyle

Physical wellness

Mental wellness

Emotional wellness

Career exploration and options

Employability

Economic resources

Managing work and family

Who suffers the consequences?

*Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school, (only one third receive a high school diploma) and more likely to end up on welfare (nearly 80 percent of unmarried teen mothers end up on welfare).

*The children of teenage mothers have lower birth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school and are at greater risk of abuse and neglect.

*The sons of teen mothers are 13 percent more likely to end up in prison while teen daughters are 22 percent more likely to become teen mothers themselves.

For More information Contact:

The Student -Parent Team at your local middle or high school, or Deila Steiner,Director of Federal Programs, LPSDO
(436-1988).