Conclusions show that although multigenerational families may be protective for some teen parents and their young children, grandmother co-residence was not associated with maternal warmth. Journal of Adolescent Health . Social support and the risk of maternal rejection by adolescent mothers. The Journal of Psychology . Girls who had experienced the divorce of their parents between the ages of seven and 16 were almost twice as likely to become teenage mothers as those whose parents remained married.
Teenage mothers face risks with children.
One study through Columbia University on an intergenerational program for pregnant and parenting adolescents found that adolescents who had attended the program with their mothers were significantly less likely to drop out of school and had significantly better self esteem. Evaluation of an intergenerational program for pregnant and parenting adolescents. Maternal-Child Nursing Journal . Adolescent mothers' adjustment to parenting. Journal of Adolescence .