Parents to take note during prom season – Educate the teens about signs of dating abuse.
Conducted by Liz Claiborne Inc.–which has worked to end domestic abuse since 1991–and loveisrespect.org, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, it have been found that nearly 7 out of 10 teens experienced abusive/controlling behavior from a partner and 2 in 5 teens experienced verbal abuse. Considering that almost 1 in 4 teens agree that sex is expected if you’re in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship is a alarming fact.
The type of abuse range from control, physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
During prom season, there are a number of resources that parents can turn to for tips on how to talk to their teens about dating relationships and the signs of abuse such as from Liz Claiborne Inc
Some of the starter questions are :
• How are things going? Starting to talk about abuse can feel awkward at first. Make your first question a general one, rather than one relating specifically to dating violence.
• What are your friends’ dating relationships like? This is just a launching point to get answers to how your teen views relationships. For example, if your teen thinks that after a week, two people are committed for the rest of high school, then you may have some explaining to do about timing and how long it normally takes for people to become intimate emotionally.
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This kind of articles really need to promote better and make to reach all parents. How we can educate teens and people to avoid this. Can anybody join hands with this article and help to make better youth.