How to Tell Your Parents You Are a Pregnant Teenager

Finding yourself with a positive pregnancy test while still a teen can be a difficult and frightening situation. Telling your family you are pregnant is not an easy task. Try as you may to put it off, eventually your family is going to have to find out. There are many ways to go about telling everyone, but planning what to say and keeping calm will help make things easier. These steps may not work for every person, but use them as a guideline for whatever you feel comfortable doing.

1. You should sit down with the father-to-be and discuss whether to continue the pregnancy, to terminate it, or to consider adoption. If the father-to-be is no longer in the picture, it's best to have an idea of what to do, but save the big decision for when you talk to your family.

2. If you feel uncomfortable talking directly to your parents about the pregnancy, tell a trusted family friend, or close relative first. It may be easier to practice what you are going to say to your parents by using someone else. Tell them how you are feeling, what your concerns are, and if you have any sort of plan. Then ask them to be there when you discuss it with your parents.