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Electronic Abuse Teens Dating - Culture, Family, Travel, Consumer Reviews - Posted: 20th Feb, 2007 - 4:30pm
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Electronic Abuse For Teens Dating
Have you been in this type of situation, with a controlling boyfriend or girlfriend who won't seem to let you be?
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| For teens, cellphones are an essential tool for everything from social networking to video games. For parents, knowing their child has a cellphone provides a sense of security. But for a substantial number of teens who are dating, communications on cellphones and computers are taking a turn toward obsession and abuse. It's a side of kids' social lives that many parents aren't aware of, according to a study released last week by Liz Claiborne Inc. In partnership with the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the company has also just launched loveisrespect.org, the first national website and 24-hour help line that specifically addresses teen dating abuse. .....'I really didn't know what had happened to me. I had no clue teen dating violence even existed.' - Kendrick Sledge, whose former boyfriend used e-mail messages to manipulate her by threatening to kill himself if she left him. ....As communication technology has become pervasive, "teen dating abuse has skyrocketed," says Jill Murray, an author of several books on the subject and a psychotherapist in Laguna Niguel, Calif. She's seen a case of a teen logging more than 9,000 cellphone calls and text messages monthly. The attention seems flattering at first, she says, but later a girl or boy "feels smothered and doesn't know how to get out." |
Dating Teens Abuse Electronic
Teens all around are carrying cellphones constantly and not only teens. Some time ago when I took Jonah for his shots at the local health center, I saw a little girl (no older than 7). I heard a phone ringing and she runs to me with a lollipop in one hand and a drink in another. She asks me to open her bag, manage to put everything in one hand and answer HER CELLPHONE! My eyes could not believe what I was seeing.
I am not surprised that boyfriends/girlfriends are using these tools to abuse, parents need to step in and control the use of communication for these kids!
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