Teen dating violence – the answer!
Teen dating violence is a BIG issue, especially in the States. To be honest I was surprised when they released the stats about just how many teens are abused by their dates… shocking!
Girl Power is the order of the day!
Anyway, they are starting to address the issue by introducing karate lessons to kids in Middle schools, teaching them how a swift kick in a man’s Crown Jewels can save them from abuse.
“[It’s] not necessarily their physical ability, but more their emotional strength to say ‘I can protect myself and I don’t have to put up with stuff like that,’” The head of a US school said.
It only takes a couple of months to teach them how to look after themselves, and this initiative could potentially save their lives in the most extreme cases.
The girls are also taught how to recognise early warning signs of abusive relationships, and warned of the dangers of getting involved with a dangerous partner.
“Self-defense is mainly an attitude, it has a lot to do with how you present yourself,” A specialist school karate teacher said.
“You’re only a victim if you let yourself be,” he explained later, demonstrating how to break free from someone twice their size.
What you should know.
- What do we know about teen dating violence?
- Studies show that at least one in ten teens will be in an abusive relationship.
- In abusive relationships between boyfriends and girlfriends, 95% of the time it’s a boyfriend abusing a girlfriend.
- It’s not easy to leave an abusive relationship at any age. It’s even harder for teens to leave abusive relationships because of fewer resources and uninformed adults who think it’s “just two kids fighting.”
- Abuse happens in all different kinds of relationships, including same sex/same gender relationships.
- Teen dating violence can happen to anyone no matter what his or her race or where they live.
- Police, counselors and schools can be messed up about racism or sexual orientation and sometimes don’t provide the same support to all kids and young adults.
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