Comments on: Teen Dating Violence

By: eva

eva — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:15:22 +0000

I'm glad digital cameras, mobile cameras, Facebook and Myspace and all that wasn't about when I was a teen. It takes control and bullying to another level.
Some people I've spoken to has given me the impression that they don't take abusive relationships amongst teens seriously, as if it somehow doesn't "count" when you're a teen.. how fucked up, since (as you mentioned) relationships experienced as a teen can have an influence on all later relationships in life. It can be the start of a bad circle, and one that it must be hard to get out of if one has never experienced a normal, healthy relationship before.

By: Another Suburban Mom

Another Suburban Mom — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:59:54 +0000

As a parent I thank you for this post. Respect, trust and the proper treatment of people is an important conversation to have with any gender.

By: Emmy

Emmy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:30:16 +0000

Good topic! This is just another topic that should be discussed with teens as they start dating. If you look at what they may model their own dating experiences after (TV, magazines, movie), they are not receiving the correct models of what is and is not appropriate. Thanks for posting this. As a parent, it is a good reminder to include these types of dialog into the discussions as our kids get older.
~Emmy

By: Sa

Sa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:32:31 +0000

I know teenage boys who have felt pressured into having sex too soon. Thanks for this, again, Britni. In France, domestic violence kills 200 women and 30 men a year at the minimum. I truly hope that a teenager will find your site by google and will be inspired by you. unact