Plan For The Future

How would having a child impact your plans?

What are your plans for the future?

Things to do
Places to go
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Most plans for the future require

Average Weekly Pay in 2014

No Diploma/Degree: $488 = $1,952 per month
High School Diploma:$668 = $2,672 per month
Associates Degree: $792 = $3,168 per month
Bachelors Degree: $1,101= $4,404 per month
Masters Degree: $1,326 = $5,304 per month

(U.S. Department of Labor, 2015)

How Much Do You Need A Month?

Rent
Phone bill
Transportation
If you had a baby, how would this change?

How Much Does A Child Cost?

Car seat
Crib
Stroller
Diapers
Food
Clothing
Child care
A home

Co-pay + Travel

Check-Ups
1 week
1 month
2 months
An on.

$142
Dont forget bedding
and decorations!

$85

$52
$5 for a pack, will
want at least 2= $10

$20 for 65 feedings, will

last 11 days (6 feedings per
day)= $60 for first month

$9 for 40, will last

for 7 days (change
with every
feeding)= $28 for
first month

$9 per pack, will

want at least 3
packs=$27

$4, will want at

least 2 packs= $8

$6 per pack, will want at

least 3 packs=$18
(hopefully its warm out)

Dont forget your rent, phone, baby sitter, toys, soap/lotion, $3 each, will want at
least 3= $9
medications
Walmart prices as of 4/14/15

More Than Just Money

Babies eat and need to be changed every 3-4 hours
around the clock
Babies need interaction with people- talking, snuggles,
songs, bath time, play time- as well as supervision

What kind of impact would all of

this have on your plans for the
future?

Preventing Unplanned Pregnancy

Abstinence (not having sex) is the only 100% effective
way of preventing pregnancy
Male teens who are sexually active should use a condom
every single time they have sex
Male teens who are sexually active should also
encourage their female partner to use contraceptives
Never use a male and a female condom at the same time

Get More Information

Talk to your parents!
See your school wellness program nurse
See your doctor
If you dont have a doctor, the Teen Health Center at
Muskegon High School

Go to www.stayteen.org
Go to Planned Parenthood and ask for an educator

Sources
United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor
Statistics. (2015, April 2). In Employment Projections.
Retrieved from http://
www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm