Why? Perhaps she WANTS to be pregnant

In reading blogs today, I was given a pointer to a Xanga group where the participants are teens who are TRYING to become pregnant. Their blogs and profiles can provide insight into "why" some teens get pregnant -- they are actively trying to do so!

Some of the blogrings (there are a great many of them!) on Xanga are titled:

• Teens TTC (description "This blogring is strictly for teens that are TTC (trying to conceive). Just because we aren't adults yet doesnt mean we can't be excellent mommies and daddies. Screw being old-fashioned, its 2005, and times have changed.")
• So you wanna be a teen mom (description "You ever dream about having your own little bundle of joy...or maybe you just have this need in you...you need to parent!")
• Wants to be a teen mom (description "Yeah, you want to be a teen mother, you think you are going to be a good mother, and doesn't want to wait past the age 21 to have kids, and wants to have one as early as you can")
• Wannabe teen parents (description "If you are just dying to be a parent and you are younger than 20 please join")
• Teenz that want a baby (description "If you're a teen and you want a child")
• Bundle of love (description "This is for teens trying to conceive. If you want a baby and you're a teen, you're welcome here")

So the answer to the question "Why do teens get pregnant" is that for some of them, they wanted to be pregnant and tried hard to become so! The next job is to figure out what she hoped having a baby would do for her. Does she believe that a baby will provide her with unconditional love? Does she believe that she'll be able to leave home and live on government assistance on her own if she has a baby? Does she want a baby because some of her friends have a baby and she wants to fit in? Talk to your daughter and she if you two can brainstorm what benefits/rewards she hopes to receive by being pregnant. Did she actively try to conceive?