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CHFD-E-90 November 2008

Is Your TeenMom/Dad, Iam going out

on a date . . .I’m in love!

RelationshipSmart?

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1-800-ASK-UGA1Is your teen ready to date?

Are you ready for your teen

to date? Did you know that

nearly 30% of 12–13 year

olds experience a romantic

relationship each year

compared to about 50%

of 15–16 year olds and

70% of 17–18 year olds.

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Adapted m Kate Fgat (2006). Teens and Dating: Tips for Parents

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wat is ealt i a elatisip ad wat is t. Paets ca als

elp tees bette udestad te eeligs te expeiece ad

w t maage tem. hee ae a ew tigs u ca d t elp

u tee be elatisip smat:

Be open and sensitive when talking with your teen abut

datig ad elatisips. Discuss u views ad values ad

ea wat te ave t sa witut beig judgmetal.

Maintain a caring, supportive relationship wit u

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we eeded. Tis tpe elatisip pes te lie  

cmmuicati ad tust s tat u tee ca cme ad

talk wit u abut elatisips ad datig.

Share your own relationship experiences wit u

tee ad u deiti a ealt vesus uealt

elatisip. Mdel apppiate beavis i u w

elatisips.

Keep up with your teen’s schedule and activities.

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Learn about your teen’s friends – tis t l

allws u t kw tei ieds ad paets adptetial matic iteests, but als t ste

discussis abut w tse elatisips ae gig.

yu ca d tis b ldig dail cvesatis wit

u tee. Be a gd listee ad allw u tee

t talk wit u abut tei ieds, activities,

atig m tei da. Wat u talk abut is

t as imptat as u tee eelig cmtable

talkig ad voluntarily saig wit u as pat  

tei egula utie.

 Join your teen in various activities – plaig

vide games, usig te cmpute, ad watcig

is/e avite televisi pgams ad mvies

– paticulal tse tat sw tees avig

matic elatisips. Take time t discuss wat u

watced, w it elated t tei cuet elatisip, ad te

veall message te gt m it.

Work together to form clear expectations and rules

on dating. Be fexible ad willig t liste t u tee’s

viewpit. negtiate witut givig up u paetal

autit. Beig t stict ma lead tees t ebel b makig

p datig cices egagig i te isk beavis.

Establis ai ad easable csequeces tat u ae

able t llw tug wit we ules ae bke. Tis is

imptat because ules witut csequeces, we te

ae bke, ca icease te likelid tat u tee will

egage i uealt isk beavis i te utue.

Des yueen aveelainsip

smas?

Datig is a mal ad imptat pat tee

develpmet. F uge tees, datig is me abut

avig u, agig ut wit pees, ad explig wat

te like. Eal , mst tei time is spet i same

gede pee gups, but evetuall te begi t g ut

“gup dates” wee tei pee gup becmes mixed-

gede.

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i exclusive datig elatisips. F lde tees, datig

begis t cus me cmpaisip, saig tugts

ad eeligs, ad scial suppt. Wile extemel itese,

tese elatisips ae tpicall st lived ad abut al 

ed witi e ea. F tees, tese elatisips, eve

we st-lived, ca ave imptat implicatis tei

develpmet ad emtial well-beig.

Datig is a pptuit tees t lea abut

temselves ad wat te wat i a utue lg-tem

cmmitted elatisip. Fmig ealt elatisips

ca elp tees lea imptat skills suc as cpeati,

apppiate beavi, cmpmise, sesitivit, ad te

abilit t udestad tes’ eeligs. Tese skills ca lead

t utue ealt elatisips i adultd. o te te

ad, uealt elatisips ca put tees at isk eal

sexual activit, depessi, ad mig p scial skills.

Adlescece is a time we tees ae develpig bt

emtiall ad psicall, ad tese cages ca eite

ave a psitive egative ifuece a tee’s judgmet

ad beavi i a datig elatisip. Des u tee ave

te emtial itelligece t adle callegig situatis

i is e datig elatisips?

About 1 in 5 teens say most of their friends are in unhealthy relationships

About 1 in 10 teens have been hit,slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend orgirlfriend.

Teen Relationship Facts:

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expeience f eens. Pviding a safe and secue

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ink abu is e expecains and values in

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