What Does "Dating" Look Like For Teens and Tweens These Days?
How should parents start talking to kids about romance and consent? Amy and Margaret discuss teen relationships, setting healthy boundaries, relationship red flags, and how to raise kids with strong self-worth and communication skills.
This week we're talking about how modern teen "dating" has changed—starting with the word itself (it's called "talking" or "hanging out" these days), where today's teens are meeting romantic partners, and how they tend to communicate. We also explain how and why conversations about boundaries, consent, self-worth, and emotional safety should begin earlier than you might think.
We also discuss:
- Why today’s teens are dating later but navigating more online pressure
- How to encourage to kids maintain other friendships while dating
- What to do when you dislike your child’s romantic partner
Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:
- Emily Baumgaertner Nunn for the NYT: A Predictor of a Good Social Life? Your Parents.
- Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU blog: Is your teen ready to date? 6 things to think about
- Rachel Ehmke for Child Mind Institute: Teens and Romantic Relationships
Check out our Fresh Take with Ash Brandin, the Gamer Educator, who has great tips on keeping kids safe online!
What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables.
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