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Some disturbing new info about dating and teens (and even pre-teens) posted on Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch. Some highlights
- More than one-in-three 11-12 year olds (37 percent) say they have been in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship.
- Nearly three-in-four tweens (72 percent) say boyfriend/girlfriend relationships usually begin at age 14 or younger.
- 69 percent of all teens who had sex by age 14 said they have gone through one or more types of abuse in a relationship.
The survey was commissioned by Liz Claiborne Inc. and appeared originally on CBS News, where this excerpt appeared:
"We were surprised at how many tweens or kids ages 11 and 12 are dealing with these issues," Liz Claiborne Vice President Jane Randel told Early Show national correspondent Tracy Smith.
What's behind it all? Researchers believe early sexual activity tends to fuel dating violence among teens and tweens, Smith reports.
And Randel points out that, "Parents, while they think they know what their teens or, more importantly, tweens relationships are, they're really not fully aware of what's going on. And that's scary."
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