Monthly newsletters published by Idaho, New Mexico, and Wisconsin bring this information directly to parents. Distributed with the help of more than 50 hospitals, clubs, and other organizations, Wisconsin's newsletter reached 40,000 families last year and has reached a total of 170,000 since the project began. Parents said that reading the newsletter caused them to give their babies more stimulation, to hug and talk to them more, and to be less angry when the babies were difficult. New Mexico's newsletter reached 25,000 parents, and Idaho's newsletter, translated into Spanish, was distributed to every Idaho county and to 25 other states. Helping young mothers cope, and decreasing repeat pregnancies.
Adolescent mothers are at higher risk for abusing their children than older mothers.
Compared to a group of young mothers not enrolled in the program, participating moms showed fewer repeat pregnancies, better educational outcomes, and less life stress. A Mississippi program, Bright Futures, reached 350 families in one county and lowered the repeat pregnancy rate there from 60 percent to 2 percent. Parents after divorce. Divorce can hurt children, but it doesn't always have to. Research shows that children of divorced parents get sick and are in trouble more often, make lower grades, and have more trouble making friends.