Monday, March 2, 2009

Abuse Among Teens

The Houston Chronicle wrote a timely article about abuse among teens in our society.

Abuse is widely reported so teens are constantly hearing about abuse among famous teen actors.

The article begins:

Celebrity watchers were astounded when baby-faced, 19-year-old pop star Chris Brown was arrested last month — for beating and threatening his equally photogenic and appealing girlfriend, the 20-year-old, Grammy-winning Rihanna.

The couple was so young, seemed so madly in love. This ugly thing hardly seemed possible.

But youth, what seems to be love and a veneer of normalcy actually are typical characteristics of much relationship violence. Parents need to grab this chance to discuss such abuse with their own teens. Read more.

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