You’ve heard about bullying in school or online but maybe you haven’t heard much about dating violence. You may think it’s rare but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently did a survey of teens in 9th through 12th grade and found that nearly one in 10 students reported being hit or physically [...]
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Teen Dating: Being Safe While Having Fun
April 13th, 2010 by Kim Keough · No Comments · Parent Talk, Teen Health Talk, Teen Talk
Tags: abuse·boyfriend·dating·girlfriend·respect·teen dating·verbal abuse·violence
Abuse, Provocative Avatars Increase Internet Risks for Teen Girls: Study
June 16th, 2009 by Teen Contributor · No Comments · Tech Talk, Teen Talk
By Adrianne Loggins The Internet has become a potentially dangerous place for teens to socialize. Although the Web is full of informative and helpful sites, unsupervised teens can run into trouble – including connecting with sexual offenders, who are liable to use chats, forums and instant messaging software to gain a teen’s trust and arrange [...]
Tags: abuse·avatars·body image·internet·online·safety·sex·Tech Talk·Teen Talk·web