These are just some of the every-day realities of parenting, and a new documentary-style DVD is seeking to educate teenagers and young adults in the ACT about some of the challenges and rewards that accompany having a baby.

Mother-of-three Anne-Marie Quinn, who appears on the new Young Parenting, a new beginning DVD, believes it will be a valuable resource for young parents.

"I'm a clinically trained health worker ... and I just found when I was working with some of the young mums, I overheard lots of myths and things about parenting and breastfeeding and I just wanted to help give some information to young parents to help them out," she said.

The DVD features interviews with several local young parents and covers a range of topics from health and well-being, bonding and how to tell their parents about the pregnancy to housing, budgeting and finance. It also advises people on resources and where to get support.

Patrick Chapman is also on the DVD and says he understands what young parents might be going through. The 26-year-old has twin daughters and a seven-year-old son.

"I think the DVD is really good. I didn't have a clue in my 20s so there's no way I would have known what to do as a teenager and I think just knowing there are people out there that can help you and that you're not alone is probably the biggest help," he said.

ACT Health's Ross O'Donoughue said the DVD was aimed at young mothers and fathers in the ACT.

"Obviously it's a challenge for anybody to go through a pregnancy when you're young but particularly in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities, we think there's a need for a special resource so we're really proud of it and we think it's great, it's from local people and talks about local services," he said.

"It really tries to give young people a sense of what they might expect and things they can do to prepare themselves and some practical advice about some of the issues they might face like financial sustainability, those times when you might not be feeling so good yourself and are in need of support of others and also how to maintain your relationship and how to maintain a social life, given all the demands of looking after a young child.

"We are mindful that young people don't always have as much support as they could have and sometimes the experiences of unexpectedly becoming a parent means they could be isolated, they might be estranged from their parents or other supports so we think there is a particular need for providing some sort of support for them."