Teenage parents are likely to
A) exhibit a supportive and caring parenting style.
B) provide stimulating environments for their infants.
C) be empathetic and patient with their infants.
D) have unrealistic expectations for their infants.
D) have unrealistic expectations for their infants. The parenting skills of teen parents are often not well developed, and their children are at increased risk for accidents, illnesses, child abuse, and neglect. Adolescent mothers are more likely to show an unresponsive parenting style, and they tend to have unrealistic expectations of their children.
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