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"Parents who are unhappy, dissatisfied, or insecure in love... go beyond limits and try to dictate or control how their teens treat their dates, the study found. These parents try to influence their kids to value certain things and act in specific ways."In contrast, parents who were happy with their love lives took on more supervisory roles, such as asking teens to disclose their plans when going out and to check in if those plans change. Source: The Wall Street Journal
Labels: dating, parenting_styles, rules
posted by ByParents-forParents at 11:07 PM
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"Talk to each other. There is power in unity. Talk through the issues behind closed doors until you are in agreement on your standards, such as curfews and dating venues. Is a school dance, sports event, or movie acceptable? What about an unchaperoned party? Will a boy have to come to the door or is a honking horn good enough?"It's important for parents to talk to their teen as well, not just each other. Discussions about dating will be ongoing for everyone involved. Though you'll be ahead of the game by setting ground rules, there is still a lot of "gray area" that will have to be figured out along the way. Read more at Lifeway.com.
Labels: communication, dating, relationships
posted by ByParents-forParents at 7:16 PM
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"Endeavour to teach your children the ins and outs of dating and sex from an early age and reinforce this message frequently. Above all, help your teenagers to appreciate that dating means getting to know other people emotionally and not only physically."Many teens will feel pressured to have sex, and many will think they have to give in to that pressure. Having a parent tell them it's ok to say ‘no' may be just the confidence booster they need to not only resist the pressure but maybe exert some pressure of their own to have a more holistic, healthy dating relationship.
Labels: communication, dating, sex
posted by ByParents-forParents at 2:47 PM
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"In the early stages of dating, the entire group (circle) will go out to the movies or some other activity together," Toscano said. "During such outings, teens develop essential skills of dating, including but not limited to warding off unwanted sexual advances."When a teen is unsure of whether she is in an abusive relationship, she can ask for a "reality check" from the members of her group. In this way, she protects herself by understanding social rules and norms.
Labels: dating, friends, relationships
posted by ByParents-forParents at 11:41 PM
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"There are always exceptions, but boys are usually intimidated by girls their age and feel more secure with someone younger, he said. And girls can have self-esteem issues of their own. The rise in girls being raised by single moms created daughters who feel abandoned by their fathers [psychologist Ivan Fleishman] said."Girls with abandonment issues gravitate towards older men, not realizing that they're mixing their need for a father figure in with their desire for a dating relationship. They "mix needs", trying to resolve unmet childhood needs in an inappropriate way.
Labels: dating, relationships, risky_behavior
posted by ByParents-forParents at 1:19 PM
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