The Relationship Tip

Twenty Five percent of US sixth graders polled think that violence in a dating relationship is acceptable.

by Shakia Tuckerman
Domestic violence, like any other situations in life, has a cycle. The cycle tells us why and how victims stay with their abuser and in the abusive relationship.

Here’s the pattern that the cycle of domestic violence has proven…

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by jhats

Do you know what intimate questions to ask your partner? In these days of “free love”, it seems that more and more couples are jumping into relationships without having intimate data about them. They move in together first, and ask questions later.

Unfortunately, this is the reason for higher divorce rates and a quick increase of household violence. How well do you know your partner? You may be startled just how much you don’t know.

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Kelly Bremer at IndyStar:

In response to this trend, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is investing $1 million in 11 communities nationwide as part of its national program, Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships. Indianapolis’s Clarian Health was chosen as one of the 11 sites to receive such funding.

Start Strong Indianapolis was launched last month as part of the largest national initiative ever funded to target 11- to 14-year-olds in promoting safe and healthy relationships.

Education is key as well as vigilant parental involvement.

It seems like a problem all year round but the recession seems to have kicked it up a notch.