Having already navigated the hardships that came with being 16 and pregnant, Maci Bookout , Leah Messer , Catelynn Lowell and their fellow Teen Mom castmates have no interest in being 32 and grandparents. So with their kids turning the same age they were when making their 16 and Pregnant debuts, it's time to talk about sex, baby. And, fortunately they have quite a bit of practice.
Even Catelynn and husband Tyler Baltierra , who placed their first childβ nowyear-old Carly β for adoption after her birth have tackled the topic with their tween daughter Nova. Not wanting to risk getting stung, the coupleβalso parents to daughters Vaeda , 5, and Rya , 3βbegan discussing the birds and the bees early on. With three daughters inside her West Virginia home, Leah is similarly keyed in when it comes to more serious subjects.
It builds that open communication with your kids to where now, like Maci said, it's normalized. Even their friends will come over and we're talking about it and it's not as awkward now with time.
So fans should expect to see the year-old riff on everything from safe sex to underage drinking on the new season of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter , which premieres on MTV Jan.
And should any of them cross the boundaries she puts in place, "I will call a parent tomorrow ," insisted Leah, "just because the safety of teens and kids is extremely important to me and I want to create that for them. Ultimately, she continued, "Just creating that trust circle and that safe place for them really goes a long way and that's what we've done.
