Asking for supports: This meant that the
adolescent mothers requested material things or
assistance from their significant persons in order to
deal with their roles. When they could not balance their
life due to a variety of tasks, they would ask assistance
from their significant persons to help them deal with
the tasks in particular child care and doing housework.
The participants indicated that the major supporter
of adolescent mothers who returned to study during
childrearing were the parents or parents-in-law,
especially the adolescent’s mother. They provided
financial support, mental support, informational
support, role-model support, and accommodation
for their daughter and grandchild. Some expressions
from the participants were: