Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Christine M. Stroble, PhD, is an educator and researcher whose area of focus is improving education for pregnant and parenting students. She is also the founder of Teen Moms Anonymous, a support group and recovery program for teen moms who are trauma survivors.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Don’t Judge
Chapter 2 Enforce the Law
Chapter 3 Support from Home Matters
Chapter 4 Support from School Matters
Chapter 5 Support from the Community Matters
Chapter 6 A Message to Teen Moms
Bibliography
About the Author
Written with a great deal of grace and insights, Helping Teen Moms Graduate provides rich narratives and helpful strategies for educators of teen mothers. This is a useful text and it should be explored without judgement, but instead, with care and openness. It helps to address a lesser explored issue in secondary education.
— Greg Wiggan, Professor of Urban Education, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Becoming pregnant or a parent does not need to derail a student’s education. Helping Teen Moms Graduate expertly highlights the unique barriers and discrimination pregnant and parenting teens face without further stigmatizing this population. By centering their voices, Dr. Stroble provides a much-needed roadmap for advocates, teachers, and other trusted community members to help pregnant and parenting teens thrive in school.
— Cassandra Mensah, Counsel at the National Women’s Law Center
In order to help teen moms graduate, we don’t need more statistics and simplistic how-to guides or checklists; we need to listen to the voices and experiences of teen moms themselves. Dr. Stroble does an expert job of elevating the voices of teen moms woven between statistics, evidence-based programs, and real solutions to helping teen moms graduate. If you really want to know how to support a teen mom, you’ve got the right book in your hands and I suggest you start with her first suggestion: Don’t Judge.
— Amanda Moon Callahan, Direct of Prevention & Outreach, Safe Habor, MA