Teenage Parenthood And Child Rearing Strategies Employed By Teenage Secondary School Mothers In Kaduna State

The study examined teenage parenthood and child rearing strategies employedby Teenage Secondary school Students in Kaduna State of Nigeria. The majorobjective of the study was to determine the child rearing practices employed byteenage mothers and how these affect their educational performance. Fourspecific objectives were stated which raised four research questions. Four nullhypotheses were also formulated. The chosen research design for the study wasa survey. A total of 382 teenage mothers, from a population of 2,658 wereselected using stratified sampling method. The data collection was collectedusing a self designed questionnaire called Teenage Parenthood and ChildRearing Strategies in Kaduna state. All the four null hypotheses were tested at0.05 level of significance, and all were rejected. The findings showed thatStrategies adopted in child rearing have a significant role to play in teenageparenthood responsibilities. Mothers that adopted the strategies of making useof Nannies spend less time with their children, than the mothers who adoptedthe strategy of personally taking care of their children. It is recommended thatspouses of the teenage mothers should employ the assistance of their familymembers to help lessen the burden mother by assisting them in taking care ofthe children while they are busy or when the children are unwell and allowingthe younger ones in family to help with household chores whenever possible

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