Parenting Classes for Teenage Mom- Do They Really Work?

I’ve worked in social service it seems most of my life. Parenting class for young teenage moms really helps. I saw a mother I had much contact with as she went through classes and home visits from a program I supervised. She was so excited. I have not seen her since 1997. In the store she thanked me (should have been the case manger receiving the glory) because of the information we provided to her. She said the child she had when we provided parenting skills is now an honor student in college. Her other daughter who we also completed health screenings on and monitored her developmental growth process, is an honor student in the 11th grade.

She also updated me on other teens in the program who are married, living in their own homes, working in hospitals as nurses, etc. She kept hugging me. Everybody in the store was ear hustling our conversation. Then she told me people were discussing me at the newspaper. She went there to put an ad in the paper and they were talking about my books. She was like, Ms. Beavers they talked you up. Funny thing is I never go to this store. I was on my weekly date with my dad and he asked me to take him to this store to pay his cable bill.

I was more impressed with her success. We exchanged numbers and I promised to call her to help me set up a reunion lunch on me. As she walked out of the store she turned again and said, “My kids are doing so well. Thank you Ms. Beavers.” When I reached the register the cashier said, “The young lady is a beautiful and sweet person and her kids are so respectful. She always shops here and I have met her children.” That was good to hear.

With the way young mothers are mistreating their children now it was so refreshing to see with knowledge many of them could be good parents. I would love to know the real impact of our program from the other participants. She was excited about that and said she could get five other graduates because they had bonded in the sessions and were still dear friends. How cool is that?

Warning- Gross

I received this text message picture of a two-year-old little boy I know. I know his entire family and I know that he is absolutely adored. I have never seen this child dirty, or in need of care. As a matter of fact, I really believed that the mother overindulged him, showed preference between him and her beautiful daughter. Although she takes great care of both of her children, I notice that the little boy is always with her.

Another thing the grand mother of the child is neat, clean, and treats her grandchildren with the best of care. So this is what was supposed to happen. The grandmother dropped the little guy off at his godmother’s home in her new car. The little boy was recently potted trained. So when granny arrived she informed the godmother to put him on the toilet as he had not been to the bathroom that day. Next thing we know my sister sent this text to me. It was sent to her by a relative, who received it from a guy who the godmother wants to date. He is the little boy’s cousin.

Well everybody is pissed. They believe the godmother did something to make the child’s mother look bad so that she could communicate with the guy she likes, even though he is married, she continues to find ways to text him. The family is pissed and has agreed that the child will not be going back to the godmother’s house.

I have stared at this picture a lot. I don’t see mess on the child’s top leg, which I believe that if he had the runs it would be other places. Do you suppose the godmother smeared his mess on him? Everyone has seen this picture who knows the family and they are all flabbergasted. The grandmother said that if this was on the child, it would have been all over her new car seats. Everyone who knows this mother says she keeps this child clean. The godmother claimed in her text to the guy that the child always comes to her like this. I know this is not true because on at least six different occasions or more, I was present when she picked the child up. I told the mother I didn’t trust her because she got into a heated argument with her mother and called her a bi^@&* several times. I told the young mother then if a person talks to their own mother that way, what do you think they would do to somebody’s child?

We recognized the child’s toes. He was getting treated for stacked toes on both feet.