Care of adolescent parents and their children

Many children live with their adolescent parents, alone, or as part of an e xtended family. This statement updates a previous statement on adolescent p arents and addresses specific medical and psychosocial risks specific to ad olescent parents and their children. Challenges unique to the adolescent mo ther and her partner, as well as mitigating circumstances and protective fa ctors that have been identified in the recent literature, are reviewed, alo ng with suggestions for the pediatrician on models for intervention and car e.