Not all abusive relationships are romantic. Not all abuse victims are women. Not all abuse is physical. Abuse is a pattern of behavior used by one person to gain and maintain power and control over another person. Friends can be just as likely to abuse their peers as love interests, and manipulation and harsh words can be just as likely
Read moreThe month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, so we will be posting a series of blogs the next couple of weeks that deal with preventing sexual assault among our youth. Today’s blog will discuss sexual consent. Regardless of whether you hope that your teen will wait until marriage to engage in sexual activity or you believe
Read moreJanuary is National Mentoring Month. Mentors are incredibly important to teenagers, and as a result, we felt that it would be a fantastic opportunity to provide our readers with some of the information provided by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, the lead agency of the National Mentoring Month: In real life, who do you turn to? Nine million kids in
Read moreThere are few parents that relish the idea of their teen beginning to date. However, there are actually a lot of benefits to your teenagers experiencing the give and take of a relationship. No one can “learn” how to be a good partner – it’s more “on the job” training. Dating helps young people learn to get along with others,
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