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Tips for Parents of the iGeneration
August 6, 2011 | Live Science
How does a parent best raise a teen growing in a culture of constant communication they just don't understand?"Kids are still kids, and kids need parents. Good parenting is linked to everything good all the way though your life," said Larry Rosen, a researcher at California State University and author of "REWIRED: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)."These kids are going to be involved with technology, get used to it and figure out how to parent with it," he added. › more
Teens Need to Learn How to Breakup on Facebook
August 6, 2011 | Gizmodo
The NY Times has a story about how a conference was held to teach 200 teenagers from Boston how to have "healthy breakups". Unsurprisingly, a lot of the discussion revolved around proper Facebook breakup etiquette.We've covered how to handle the modern day breakup and even gave you the 7 steps to breaking up online before. But still, no one seems to know what's the best way to handle online breakups. One kid said "racing to update his relationship status after a breakup" was healthy. Others said no way. Some people talked about how they learned about breakups through Facebook. While others said they have enough problems to worry about "some stupid boy breaking up with me on Facebook". › more
Start Strong Teens Become Break-Up Advisors
August 3, 2011
Break-ups can be very painful and at times, volatile and dangerous, especially among youth. On August 1st, The CBS Early Show featured Start Strong’s efforts to educate teens about healthy ways to end relationships. The Health Watch segment highlighted Start Strong Boston’s “Break-Up Summit 2.0,” an event held on July 20th that included workshops on when and how to have safe and respectful break-ups. CBS correspondent and adolescent psychologist Dr. › more
Start Strong Teens Use Shakespeare’s Othello to Educate Youth on the Importance of Healthy Relationships
August 3, 2011
The Shakespearean play Othello, is a classic portrayal of the deadly toll relationship violence can have on partners. In it, the main character Othello believes his wife has been unfaithful and in retaliation, smothers her, before taking his own life.Though written in the 17th century, Othello tackles issues that are still relevant today – namely the dangers of abusive behaviors that affect 1 in 5 adolescent females and 1 in 10 adolescent males each year. › more
Break-ups are a difficult part of dating relationships. They can also sometimes be a very volatile and dangerous part of teen dating. However, the lesson of how and when to break-up, is one that’s often left out of the conversations parents have with their teens about dating. › more
Educating Teens and Community Leaders - Start Strong Austin Spreads the Word about Healthy Relationships
July 15, 2011
Start Strong Austin and community partners, SafePlace and the Changing Lives Youth Theatre Ensemble, are in full-swing, promoting the importance of healthy teen relationships in the Austin community and beyond. Start Strong Austin teens recently completed a summer youth employment program, where they received job readiness and youth leadership development training for preventing dating and sexual violence. › more
Teen Breakup Counselor On Breaking Up: 'Social Networks Never A Good Idea'
July 15, 2011 | MTV Blog ACT
Breakin' up really is hard to do these days. Not only are there so many ways to cut it all off (text, email, phone, Twitter, Facebook, umm, in-person!), but the "mutual friends" you share with a partner can make cutting the cord kinda contentious. So, how do you make a breakup healthy? Seventeen-year-old breakup counselor Nathaniel Brewer taught me a couple things about doing the deed. › more
Teen Dating Violence: Take it Seriously Before it Happens Again
July 11, 2011 | Ms. Magazine Blog
Last week, the Boston area was shocked to hear that the body of Wayland, Mass., high-school graduate Lauren Astley, 18, was found in a marsh in what looks to be an act of teen domestic violence that occurred after Astley ended a three-year relationship with her boyfriend Nathaniel Fujita. As if this wasn’t awful enough, the Boston Globe interviewed a cross-section of Boston area teens and found that, despite the recent tragedy, many of them think they’re “too young” to worry about dating violence. › more
Start Strong Atlanta Teens Connect with Peers Through Rock of Escape Summer Program
June 23, 2011
This summer, Start Strong Atlanta is continuing its collaboration with the Rock of Escape, a creative Youth Development Organization. This community engagement project targets the Villages of Carver, an urban –mixed community with one of the highest rates of intimate partner violence and overall violence in the city of Atlanta. › more
Start Strong Sites Plan Exciting Summer Events
June 9, 2011
It’s the end of the school year, and the Start Strong sites have exciting summer events lined up across the country. Here are a few highlights: Indianapolis › more