They associate ADHD with the possibility of being a teenage father
Bringing a child to this world is one of the most beautiful experiences that can be done. However, you have to know how to choose the time to do it. Waiting to acquire the necessary maturity and to ensure a good economy are two necessary aspects in those who want to embark on the adventure of the paternity. Points that teens do not meet
Being a father at this stage of life is a big risk because it has not matured enough to face the care of a child. What leads a teenager to this situation? A new study of Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark notes that hyperactivity and others attention disorders They can lead young people to have a child ahead of time.
Risk behaviors
The researchers analyzed the data from 2,698,052 people born between 1960 and 2001. All their health records were reviewed with the intention of detecting attention disorder, it was also checked if they had had a child in the following age groups: 12-16, 17-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39 and more than 40.
After analyzing and crossing these data, the researchers found that adolescents who had ADHD were twice as likely to be parents during adolescence. Those with this type of disorder had a higher probability of having their first child in the following age groups: 12-16 and 17-19 and reaching the age of 25 with several offspring in the family.
A situation that investigators say is dangerous for a double reason. On the one hand, the risks present in every adolescent father who does not have the necessary maturity to raise a child, on the other the concentration problems of individuals with ADHD: "He has been shown to become a teenage father, regardless of his condition mental health, it is dangerous for parents and children.It is also well known that raising children is often difficult for people with ADHD, "explains Dr. Soren Dinesen Ostergaard, lead author of this research.
Importance of education
Faced with this situation, the researchers recommend by betting on a good education in young people. A process where parents should make their children understand the risks that relationships have before their time. Many teenagers believe that there is no no danger at the time of performing these practices at their ages.
Faced with this false sense that there is no risk, parents should make sure to talk with teenagers about the danger that this practice may entail. You have to let them know in the first place that their bodies are not yet developed for these activities and that they must first achieve the psychological maturity and necessary physics to practice them.
In the second place, parents should make teenagers understand the seriousness of these practices. Often these are seen as a method with which to simply have fun, but this is not the case. These practices can lead to situations as serious as an unwanted pregnancy or the contraction of sexually transmitted diseases. Children must understand that the sex it is not something that should be taken lightly, no matter how much social pressure exists that they should practice it.
It must be made clear that they must wait until they feel prepared and understand all the risks they face if they do early. To have this talk you have to overcome the shame that parents often have on this issue since it is better to talk with their children about sex than to let them unconsciously discover this world.
At the time of having this conversation should not be personalized in the figure of the child to prevent it from taking it as a personal attack. Must explain that these risks are common to every person and that they are not implying that they are going to be given because the adolescent is less intelligent. At the same time we have to let him participate so that he can let us know his doubts and that these are resolved.
Damián Montero
