Raising Emotionally Healthy Children: Feeling Included

Dad Talking to Daughter

Fourth in a Series of Articles on Raising Emotionally Healthy Children

 

Guest Post from The Children’s Project

Feeling Included is a fourth critical emotional need of children.  They need to feel they belong, to feel a part of things, to feel connected to other people, to have a sense of community.  That’s why kids join cliques, gangs, clubs and teams – to satisfy that need to belong.

New Research Shows Teenage Birth Rate is Higher in Rural America

Research Shows Teenage Birth Rate is Higher in Rural America

First-Ever Data Comparing Rural, Suburban, and Urban Teen Birth Rates

The teenage birth rate in rural counties in the United States is nearly one-third higher compared to the rest of the country, according to new research from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.  This first of its kind analysis shows that the teenage birth rate in 2010 in rural counties surpasses that in suburban counties and major urban centers.

Other findings from the new research include:

  • The teenage birth rate is higher in rural counties than in other areas of the country (43 per 1,000 girls age 15-19 vs. 33) regardless of age or race/ethnicity.
  • Among non-Hispanic white teens, for example, the rural teenage birth rate (36 per 1,000 girls 15-19) is more than twice as high as that for major urban centers (16 per 1,000 girls 15-19).