Parenting Teen Girls » Dating http://www.parentingteengirls.com It takes a village to raise a child ... It takes a whole community dedicated to our teens to help them stay safe, sane and grow up into healthy adults who give back to the community Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:10:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Advice From a Parent http://www.parentingteengirls.com/advice-for-parents/advice-from-a-parent/ http://www.parentingteengirls.com/advice-for-parents/advice-from-a-parent/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:52:53 +0000 admin http://www.parentingteengirls.com/?p=1083 adciveHere’s advice from a parent  who wanted to share. Do you feel the same? Comment box at the bottom of the page. Chime in!

Discourage dating until late high school.  Make it clear that boys and girls are better off being friends until they are ready to have a mature friendship that can potentially become romantic.  Emphasize the immaturity of boys (who are almost always younger in maturity anyway) and that they make better friends at this age than boyfriends. 

Encourage your daughter to read books about serious issues like teenage bullying, saving sex until marriage, spiritual books of your faith and buy them for her.  Take her to the bookstore and point out some books that might be enlightening and get her to think about things that matter.  Girls love reading about real life issues and learn great lessons from the stories in the books.
 
Take your daughter out regularly for lunch; do your nails together; go shopping; go to the movies and any other fun mother/daughter activity you can think of.  Scrap-booking or making jewelry are other fun activities moms and daughters can do together.  Time together offers opportunity for sharing and communication. 
 
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]]> http://www.parentingteengirls.com/advice-for-parents/advice-from-a-parent/feed/ 0 BIG Safety Issue Hidden From Moms! http://www.parentingteengirls.com/advice-for-parents/big-safety-issue-hidden-from-moms/ http://www.parentingteengirls.com/advice-for-parents/big-safety-issue-hidden-from-moms/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:31:47 +0000 Dr Jenn http://www.doctorjennforgirls.com/?p=916 datingvMoms are often the last to know. 68% of teens who have been abused in a dating relationship don’t tell.  Nearly 1 in 3 teens have been abused in a relationship.

These are staggering statistics, released today at a News Conference in Washington DC. The research was commissioned by Teenage Research Unlimted (TRU) and developed by Liz Claiborne Inc. and The Family Violence Provention Fund.

Here’s what you can do to help your teen daugther. Take the time to surf these links or buy the books. It’s worth it:

The Love Is Not Abuse website offers 10 warning signs of an abusive relationship.  These can be found at:

http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/teen_10warningsigns.htm

Liz Claiborne also offers some great resources for parents.  The MADE (Moms and Dads for Education) to Stop Teen Dating Abuse website offers the following helpful parents’ handbooks:

·         Tough Talk: What boys need to know about relationship abuse   

·         A Parent’s Guide to Teen Dating Violence: 10 Questions to Start the Conversation   

 ·         What You Need to Know About Dating Violence: A Teen’s Handbook

These handbooks can be downloaded from http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/handbooks.htm

Any questions? You know where to reach me: Jennifer@drjennforgirls.  Let’s start today to put an end to dating violence! Let’s teach our teens to rock respect for themselves and each other.

All best,

Dr. Jenn

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