Baby 101

To Summer244: why would you think this article has racial undertones? It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that she is or is not African American. It is about a 17 year old kid having a baby. Believe it or not, there are kids of other races that have problems. Not just African American kids. As for the article, I can't believe that the people posting here think the article "Ok" magazine printed is going to determine whether their young daughters end up pregnant or not. If they are worried about these things, they need to deal with it on that level....not blame a magazine article.

Let's just hope she does a better ob than her sister. so lets give her a little room to breathe at least he is tring so far. I dont agree with teen pregnancy but when it happens they are not the only ones to blaim if you know what I mean! so do not forget dont just get angry with her remember there must be problems else where. So I say goodluck to her and please show better than crazy brittany

I think it is utterly ridiculous that todays media would glamorize teen pregnancy just to get sales. The media today has no morals or ethics at all. The only thing they care about if the almighty dollar a story represents and the hell with sending the message to you teens that it is just plain WRONG to be having sex and getting pregnant. Where did the morals and ethic this country was founded upon go? Jamie Lynn should have been fired from Nickolodian and should have been banned from ever having anything to do with childrens TV again. She is nothing more that trailer park trash like the rest of her family.

jworrallj, before you claim statutory, looks up texas law. I haven't myself, but I know it isn't statutory in the state I live in.

I think it is utterly ridiculous that todays media would glamorize teen pregnancy just to get sales. The media today has no morals or ethics at all. The only thing they care about if the almighty dollar a story represents and the hell with sending the message to you teens that it is just plain WRONG to be having sex and getting pregnant. Where did the morals and ethic this country was founded upon go? Jamie Lynn should have been fired from Nickolodian and should have been banned from ever having anything to do with childrens TV again. She is nothing more that trailer park trash like the rest of her family.

Being Young mom is not easy, . I'm a young mom too and i woudn't change my little one for anything. But the magazine should inform the reader of the REALITY of being a mom, is alot of sleepless nights and trips to the ER (trust me i know), changing diapers and cleaning up a toy mess.

Let's just leave her alone and hope for good things to come of it and that it does not come out like her sister!

We glamorize these people for everything we should be discipliing them for there actions. We have put these people on such high pedestules that we are consumed by every move these people make. All of these actors, musicians, etc.. think that they are above anyone and everyone around. If this were to happen in a small town no one would know and the teen would be just another statistic. We give the people so much leway that it is sick. It is said to see a teen cut the best years of her life short all because she needed another accessory. I am glad she is rich big woop! She is just accelerating what her sister has already done. We as society have become so liberal minded that we just tend to overlook a very serious problem in our society that is our new generation is not being disciplined enough. These young girls like Jaime Lynn, just because she is a celebrity she should be held accountable for her actions and yes it is statutory rape if she is a minor no matter if she was celebrity or not , the law is the law.

I blame the media for a lot of the teenage pregnancy because the make people like the Spears' trash seem like it's the thing to do!!!! These magazines would never print an article about a decent teenager because it would be too boring. And, the magazine's aim is to make money (so they squash any morals they might have and sell themselves out for MONEY!!!!). Wonder how those very people who run those magazines would feel if their kid got pregnant and said, "Oh it's ok! Jamie Lynn did it!!!!!!" The people who run the magazines are just as trashy as the people they glorify! No values at all!

Jamie Lynn is not doing anything wrong in showing how happy she is as a mother. She is definitely showing how children should be raised and that is in a loving and nurturing environment. With that said, shame on the media. They either try to scare teens out of having sex by showing them how hard it is to care for children or they play up sex. Teens are not mature enough to truly realize the consequences of unprotected sex. I know, I had my daughter at 16. The key is for the media and parents to teach teens to respect their bodies enough not just to give it away to anyone and to protect yourself if you do have sex. It is good to encourage teens to wait, but protecting our children using abstinence-only-education in this sex-crazed society is irresponsible.

I'm happy that the baby is healthy, and she didn't have any complications, is a miracle to conceive a baby. On the other hand I'm a young mom too but at least i waited until 23 to have a child, i wouldnt change him for anything and i know at this point she wouldnt either. Is a ride of a life time and she is just going to adjust her life to her.

I bought OK magazine and even though it is a fair article, as a mother of two children (a 5 yr.old and 11 month old-I am 30 yrs old), it does glamorize teen pregnancy by making it parenthood look so easy. You must understand that this girl has her financial future secure, and a nanny in tow to care for her baby. However, parenthood is a big responsibility from a financial, physical, psychological, and moral prespective and most
young girls are not ready to confront that reality at such a young age. It is a subject that should be discussed, but in a way that deters young girls from getting pregnant. They should mention to the girls if they want to wake up every 2-3 hours for 2 months to breastfeed, not to mention the cost of diapers, formulas and health care. That is reality, not a sweet picture of a fresh looking girl holding her baby.

Wow, cherbear. Well, I would have to say that if the people saying those things are underaged teen parents like you mentioned, they would know better than someone who waited. In some situations, there is no substitute for experience. Once again, teens NEED to wait. It doesn't always work out that way though. It's like teaching abstinence-only sex ed. It doesn't prepare anyone, including the parents, for the realities of life. These things happen whether Jamie Lynn gets on the cover or not. I will say that if a child/teen is taking cues from the cover of magazines that it sounds like another case of parents not being parents to me. Society has needed to take a step back and look within themselves when placing blame for a long time now.

I think that what you guys here are missing is this... If you are active parents, then you can protect your daughters. It is up to parents to teach them that sex is not a game and that they do not have to have guys falling on them to make them a whole person. I was a teenage mom. When I turned 13, my mother got divorced from my stepfather. She hid herself from me and the world. I found guys. I liked the attention that I was getting from them because I wasn't getting it from home. After high school graduation, I was raped. My mother told me that I must have egged him on because he was too nice of a man to do that. Hence, I found drugs, which led to more guys. At that point, I felt like guys were going to take what they wanted and no one was going to believe me, so what did it matter? I truly believe that the birth of my oldest son saved my life. I got sober and have been ever since.
I didn't have the support of family because my mother didn't like my choices. She didn't like the style of clothes I wore or how I did my hair. She shut off from me, so I went out on my own. Parents need to realize that kids are still kids even at 16, 17 or even 18 years old. They still need to us to direct them. They still need us to talk to when things don't work out. It doesn't matter what color their hair is, or what tpye of clothing they wear. Your child is still in that body, and that child needs a parent to help them grow up. That parent talks with the kid, pays attention to what the kid is into, knows their friends and parents, and turns OFF THE TV!!!! You cannot support your child during the commercials.

Despite the fact Jamie Lynn did this for the money, this cover definitely glamorizes teen pregnancy very much so. Teens look up to this girl and if the message is "get pregnant it'll be fine" alot of teenagers would follow this trend. Maybe it was fine for Jamie Lynn since she is rich, but most average American teens are not millionaires and will never be put on a cover of a magazine.

As a middle school teacher, I'm so mad I could spit nails. Our school has had many teen pregnancies in the past few years. It has, without fail, been the hardest thing any of the girls could possibly deal with, and by no means a "wonderful" "feel good" experience. They are shut out of normal teen activities because they have to go home and take care of a child. It is not healthy, and definitely not glamorous. Jaimie Lynn is in an extremely unique situation where she probably doesn't even have to get up for those 3 am feedings. She has enough money to have someone do it for her, but most young teen moms families barely have enough to put food on the table for her, let alone another child.