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Faizan
If you're a teenager who's heading into the dating world for the first time, you may be doing some research so that you're well prepared. If you're the parent of a young teenager, you may be nervous about your son or daughter starting this portion of their lives. Whatever stage you're at, there's plenty of guidance, help and advice out there to make the transition as easy as possible.
Age
Young adults and teenagers start to date from as young as 12 years old. Longer, more serious relationships are often reserved for the later teen years, as students are graduating high school and heading off to college. If parents don't realize that their child will start dating so young, they may miss the opportunity to prepare their kids for the dating world. Certain conversations are vital to have before a young man or woman heads off into the relationship playing field. According to Planned Parenthood and MSNBC, 10% of all teenage girls get pregnant before turning 20. Also, 38% of victims of date rape are girls aged 14 to 17.
Modern Dating
Dating has changed since the days of waiting patiently by the phone for a boy to call and ask a girl out on a date. The advent of technology has made just about everyone accessible to each other and relationships may form via text messaging, email or even Facebook. The overall concept of "dating" is just about extinct and it's important that parents understand that their teenager's dating life is much different from what their own experience was.
Sex
Teens are engaging in sex at younger and younger ages. Peer pressure and the media only contribute to a teen's desire to form a sexual relationship early. Sex between teens often occurs in the afternoon, when parents are at work and homes are empty. To help prevent sexual acts from occurring, it's recommended that a household rule is to keep the teenager's bedroom door open when they have company over. Parents should also occasionally stop in the house in the middle of the day or when their kids are out of school, so that the teen knows the house won't always be empty.
Parenting
Some parents may feel that the stricter they are, the more they'll protect their teens from getting emotionally hurt, or worse, sick or diseased. However, the more restrictions that are put on a teenager, the more you're guaranteed that they'll rebel. Choosing your battles and reasoning with teens is suggested to parents. Teenagers don't want to feel that they're being controlled simply because they can be. In order to get through to your child, explain your reasoning behind certain rules and restrictions.
Age
Young adults and teenagers start to date from as young as 12 years old. Longer, more serious relationships are often reserved for the later teen years, as students are graduating high school and heading off to college. If parents don't realize that their child will start dating so young, they may miss the opportunity to prepare their kids for the dating world. Certain conversations are vital to have before a young man or woman heads off into the relationship playing field. According to Planned Parenthood and MSNBC, 10% of all teenage girls get pregnant before turning 20. Also, 38% of victims of date rape are girls aged 14 to 17.
Modern Dating
Dating has changed since the days of waiting patiently by the phone for a boy to call and ask a girl out on a date. The advent of technology has made just about everyone accessible to each other and relationships may form via text messaging, email or even Facebook. The overall concept of "dating" is just about extinct and it's important that parents understand that their teenager's dating life is much different from what their own experience was.
Sex
Teens are engaging in sex at younger and younger ages. Peer pressure and the media only contribute to a teen's desire to form a sexual relationship early. Sex between teens often occurs in the afternoon, when parents are at work and homes are empty. To help prevent sexual acts from occurring, it's recommended that a household rule is to keep the teenager's bedroom door open when they have company over. Parents should also occasionally stop in the house in the middle of the day or when their kids are out of school, so that the teen knows the house won't always be empty.
Parenting
Some parents may feel that the stricter they are, the more they'll protect their teens from getting emotionally hurt, or worse, sick or diseased. However, the more restrictions that are put on a teenager, the more you're guaranteed that they'll rebel. Choosing your battles and reasoning with teens is suggested to parents. Teenagers don't want to feel that they're being controlled simply because they can be. In order to get through to your child, explain your reasoning behind certain rules and restrictions.
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