Yet seldom does the media emphasize responsible sexual behavior or address the potential negative consequences of sexual activity. Social expectations and perceptions. The lack of jobs and adequate job training is a major barrier to family formation and father involvement. Young males who father babies are at the low point of their earning power and consequently in the poorest position to support their children. Men with no or low incomes tend to withdraw from other forms of involvement as well, often out of shame at their inability to be the family breadwinner.
Boys receive less formal sex education than girls.
If they live in a mother-only household, they are also less likely to receive adequate information at home, since opposite sex parents tend to provide the least information. Sexual abuse and coercion. The majority of young sexually-active girls are introduced to sex against their will. In addition, many of the fathers of babies born to teens are themselves adults-a significant number are 6 or more years older than the mother. So, too, are the solutions.