Teen pregnancy has been escalating since the 1970s and this has been mostly attributed to the lifestyle of the teenagers and their ambitions of being grown up. The lax attention given to children as well as the increase in the independence of the teenagers nowadays has made them more vulnerable to issues like teen pregnancy. However the rate of growth for teen pregnancies has decreased in the past few years. This has mainly been attributed to the birth control practices and the decrease in sexual activity in teenagers. The African Americans have shown the highest rate of decrease, about 42 percent related to teen pregnancies. Despite the change in the statistics and the growth of the teenage pregnancies in the region, the biggest issue that is faced by teenagers remains teen pregnancy. This is mostly due to the out of wed lock births for teens which is threatening to cripple the nation in the long run. Approximately every year about one million of American teens become pregnant. Aside form this cost of the teenage pregnancy is also quite steep. The teenagers at their age do not earn much and are usually supported by their parents. However a teenage pregnancy brings problems in the form of restricted opportunities available for education in the future, constraint financial standing as well as increased anxiety and frustrations amongst the teens. The teen pregnancy is also closely related to the increase of lost tax revenues, increased spending n public assistance as well as money spent for foster care and the criminal justice system. Juvenile crimes also increase as teen [parents strive to support their children. However the most important affect of a teen pregnancy is that it tends to rob the teens of their childhood, forcing them to grow up. This can have complications in the future life of these teens when they are dealing with children themselves. The paper actually discusses the importance of birth control prevention programs and education of prevention for teenagers and how it can actually help them in avoiding teen pregnancy altogether. This is because, due to the analysis of the information and statistics available on teen pregnancy it was identified that the main reason that can be seen which can improve the situation for teen pregnancy in the region is educating the children about prevention of pregnancies and the use of contraceptives. The following paper is focused on the aspect of teen pregnancy and how education for the teenagers can reduce the risk of young pregnancy for them. The rationale for this position is mostly based on the fact that teen pregnancy tends to create more complex problems in the future pertaining to the education and literacy rate of the population, the increase in the crime rate and the moral ethicality of the population as a whole. Moreover the reason as to why the teenage pregnancy is apparent in the society is due to the stance taken by the media and the entertainment industry about sexual activity. It is depicted to be promising by the media and with certain programs directly targeted at the teens. These teens that are already anxious, going through puberty and feeling resentment and frustrations towards their f