WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DATING VIOLENCE

Girls need to have high self-esteem.  If they are confident with themselves they are less likely to stay in a bad relationship.

The pattern of dating violence begins as early as middle school.

SUGGESTED READING

But I Love Him: Protecting your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships

Jill Murray

Regan Books, c. 2000

Dangerous Dating: Helping Young Women Break Out of Abusive Relationships

Patricia Riddle Gaddis

Shaw Publishing, c. 2000

Date Abuse

Herma Silverstein

Enslow Publishers, c. 1994

Date Rape

Mary E. Williams, editor

Greenhaven Press, c. 1998

Dating Violence: true stories of hurt and hope

John Hicks

Millbrook, Press, c. 1996

Dating Violence: young women in danger

Barrie Levy, editor

Seal Press, c. 1991

Everything you need to know about Abusive Relationships

Nancy N. Rue

Rosen Publishing group, c. 1990

Everything you need to know about Dealing with Sexual Assault

Laura Kaminher

Rosen Publishing Group, c. 1998

Saving Beauty from the Beast: How to Protect your Daughter from an Unhealthy Relationship

Vicki Crompton

Little Brown, c. 2003

What Parents Need to Know about Dating Violence

Barrie Levy

Seal Press, c. 1995