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Index
Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: What Is Relationship Violence?
Emotional Abuse
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Technology Abuse
What Teens Say about Ways They Have Been Abused
Chapter 2: Dynamics of Abusive Relationships
Chapter 3: Recognizing the Warning Signs
Signs of Abuse
If Your Daughter Is Seeing a Gang Member
If Your Son or Daughter Is in a Same-Sex Relationship
Recognizing Trauma
Helping Your Teen to Recognize Warning Signs
Chapter 4: Speaking the Unspeakable: Talking to Your Teens about Sexual Violence
Teen Attitudes
Teens at Risk
Sexual Coercion
Sexting and Texting
Reproductive Coercion
Coerced Sex for Money
Effects of Sexual Abuse
What Parents Can Do
Chapter 5: What Keeps Them Together?
Why He Abuses
Why She Stays
Chapter 6: Skills for Healthy Relationships
Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
Skills for Sustaining Healthy Relationships
Chapter 7: Parenting for Healthy Relationships
Developmental Vulnerabilities and Strengths
Parents’ Roles
Guidelines for Conversations with Teens
Chapter 8: Teaching Teens to Be Safe
Teaching Your Teens to Protect Themselves
Chapter 9: Effects on the Family
Effects on Parents
Effects on Siblings
Chapter 10: Getting Off the Rollercoaster
Dialing Down the Drama
Gathering Information
Getting Help for Yourself
Setting Limits
Managing Your Reactions
Chapter 11: Strengthening Your Relationship with Your Teen
Accepting Teens’ Choices
Open Communication
Effective Listening
Recognizing Your Feelings
Using Your Influence as a Parent
Avoiding Power Struggles
Chapter 12: Taking Action to Intervene
Assessing the Situation
Planning for Safety
Involving Family and Friends
Chapter 13: Breaking Up
Guiding Your Teen through a Breakup
After Breaking Up
Post-Breakup Safety
Emotional Reactions after the Breakup
Chapter 14: If the Violence Stops
Committing to Change
Safety Alert
Chapter 15: Getting Help: Counseling, Schools, and the Legal System
Resources for Parents
Schools as a Resource
Chapter 16: Using the Legal System
Current Laws
Restraining Orders
Legal Resources
Stalking as a Tactic of Abuse
Chapter 17: Cultural Strengths and Challenges
Cultural Influences
Building on Cultural Strengths
Confronting Your Culture
Chapter 18: For Parents of Abusive Teens
Recognizing Abusive Behavior
When Girls Abuse
Confronting Your Teen about Abusive Behavior
Contacting the Victim of Your Teen’s Abuse
The Parent’s Emotional Rollercoaster
Seeking Support
Chapter 19: For Parents of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender Teens
What Parents Can Do
Chapter 20: Healing
Conclusion
Appendix A: Your Safety Plan Checklist
Appendix B: Characteristics of Healthy Relationships
Appendix C: Guidelines for Conversations with Teens about Healthy Relationships
Resources
Notes
About the Authors
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