When your child starts dating, your head starts spinning! As a parent you have mixed emotions: You feel happy for her, scared that she might do something inappropriate, and concerned that her feelings might get hurt if the relationship fails. These are common across the board for many parents.
But, what happens when you know that the person your child is dating is wrong for your child? You can see signs in your daughter's boyfriend that he loses his temper easily, he seems a little too strong with his attachment to your daughter, or you know that he is involved with drinking and drugs. You can try to persuade your daughter not to date this boy, and you can even demand that she not see him anymore - but, unfortunately, that does not necessarily mean she is going to listen to you. There are ways to protect your daughter.
The consequences of a teenage girl dating the wrong person can be quite serious. Although unpleasant to think about you must consider these possible outcomes:- Dating violence, such as rape and/or assault
- Drinking and drug abuse
There are ways you can help your daughter before any of these events happen to her. The best course to take is early communication before she starts dating. If you can prevent her from making bad choices in dating partners, the chances of teen dating violence and alcohol and/or drug abuse lessen dramatically.
46% of teens who HAVE experienced sexual contact against their will engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
About This Course
This Better Family University Course helps parents who are concerned that their teenage daughter may be dating the wrong person. This includes anyone you feel is influencing your daughter in a negative way, i.e., drinking alcohol and drugs, or you feel has or has the potential to hurt your daughter. The course outlines things that you can do to help prevent these occurrences happening to your daughter.
You will be able to see the signs of a boy who has the potential to be dangerous. This will give you a heads-up on stopping the relationship between him and your daughter before it's too serious. You will also be able to tell the signs and symptoms in your daughter, if she has been abused in any way. Often times, a teenager will not tell anyone if she has been raped or assaulted because she is embarrassed by it, too inexperienced with dating to know that what happened to her was wrong, or feels pressured by friends to keep dating the same person. You have to know what physical and emotional signs to look for, in order to get her the help she needs.
You will also learn ways to tell if your daughter may be doing drugs or drinking alcohol. Again, she most likely will not come out and tell you this information, so you must play detective, in order to get her the help she needs.
You Will Discover...
- Ways to teach your daughter if a potential boyfriend could be dangerous
- How to get help for your daughter, if she has been in an abusive situation
- How to help your daughter get of a harmful relationship
- Effective ways to take action on the person who has harmed your teenager
- What goes through a boy's mind during a date, and signs of what potentially dangerous boys will do before they hurt a girl on a date
You Will Be Able To...
- Educate your daughter on signs to look for in potentially abusive boyfriend
- Communicate openly and honestly with your daughter about teen violence to help prevent occurrences with her
- Know when to seek medical and professional care for your teen, if she has been abused or has a problem with alcohol and drugs
- Give your daughter "dating safety" rules to help her know how to protect herself on a date

