The By Parents For Parents Blog is regularly updated with the latest news and information on topics that relate to parenting teenagers. We'll post parenting advice and tips from trusted online news sources and expert parenting columns.
We invite you to add your comments. Please let us know if you would like some specific topics covered, want to share your experience as a parent dealing with teens, or just have general feedback on the By Parents For Parents Blog.
Getting Their Girlfriend Pregnant Goal of Abusive Adolescent Males
About half of teenage girls in abusive relationships have partners who want to get them pregnant against their wills, according to a study in the journal Ambulatory Pediatrics.
Dr. Elizabeth Miller, a pediatrician with the University of California Davis Children's Hospital, and her colleagues interviewed 61 young women ages 15 to 20 years old from a variety of backgrounds who had histories of physical, sexual or emotional abuse within dating relationships. Twenty-eight reported that their boyfriends were actively trying to get them pregnant by sabotaging contraception.
"We were floored by what these girls told us," Dr. Miller said. "You think of forced sex as an aspect of abusive relationships, but this takes that abuse a step further to reproductive control of a young woman's body."
Troubled boys can find help at single sex schools. Find an all boys school at
SchoolsForBoys.com.
Labels: abuse, relationships, sex
posted by ByParents-forParents at 4:31 PM
Certain Kinds of Therapy Benefits Sexually Abused Kids
Children who have been sexually abused benefit from psychological interventions, although many can improve on their own, according to a new study from Western Illinois University and Northern Illinois University.
Professors Melanie Hetzel-Riggins, Amy Braugh, and Brad Montgomery analyzed the results of twenty-eight studies on sexually abused teenagers and children. They concluded that those who undergo cognitive-behavioral therapy or abuse-specific therapy achieve the best results, especially if it is a long-term therapy. Therapies ideally tailored to each individual work best. If the abuse occurred within the child's family system, it is harder to treat.
This study appears in the August 2007 issue of
Child Sexual Abuse and Neglect.
Equine therapy or
Animal assisted therapy can reach kids who haven't responded to traditional talk therapy. Visit
Animal-assistedTherapy.com to learn more.
Labels: abuse, research, therapy
posted by ByParents-forParents at 6:48 PM
