29% of all rapes that happen the victims are 12 to 17 years old! Now that is a shocking statistic. How can we protect our teens, when they are at the age of gaining more freedom and many think they are invincible.
We have to talk openly and straight with them about sexual assault. The majority of sexual assaults and rapes that happen within this age group are by someone they know. They may only know the person casually but the are familiar with them.
We have to teach our teens to watch each others backs!!!!!
If you are a good friend, you don't let your friends go off with someone you all don't know well alone. You walk together. Check on each other. Teach teens to have what I call a check in buddy.
They may not want to tell parents everything but if they let a buddy know who they are with and where they are going on a consistent basis they will be much safer.
It is also important to teach them red flags in dating relationships.
- someone who is possessive
- someone who wants to isolate you from your friends and family
- someone who checks up on you to much
- someone who has a temper (but won't with you at first)
- someone who treats and talks down about women
- someone who does not respect when you say "NO"
- someone who constantly tries to manipulate you to what they want
- someone who does not want to talk much about their background
- someone who does not have good friends of their own
- someone with extreem mood swings
Talk to your teen about these red flags now and it will keep them safer and save them from getting into many unhealthy relationships in their lives.
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