Teens Looking for Dates on the Internet
August 22, 1998 - Man gets year in prison for statutory rape of girl he met on Internet - Age 15 May 20, 2002 -
Man held after name found in slain girl's computer - 13 year old girl (Would be 21) December 17, 2002 - A man pleaded no contest Monday to charges in connection with the sexual molestation of a 13-year-old girl he met on the Internet. June 20, 2003 - Deputies accuse man of sex with 17-year-old boy July 2003 - Teen abducted by man met on Internet- 15 year old girl September 16, 2003 - 13-Year-Old New York Girl Met Man Online through an instant messaging service June 2010 - Sally-Anne McCormack - Teen Online Dating - MORNING SHOW February 21, 2011 - Teen photo sex case illustrates cyberspace dangers for teens Yes, this has been going on for a long and time and is still continuing to change the lives of children and their families forever. Kids are into it, parents are worried about it... and it appears that teen online dating is here to stay. Most dating sites are designed only for adults. To join, you have to click a box that states that you're eighteen or older. Obviously, there's nothing to stop a younger teen from clicking the box and getting full access to the site. Adults who use these sites need to keep this in mind. Claiming not to have known that your date was underage doesn't hold up well in court. Of course, teens who are eighteen and over are welcome, and there are plenty of them online. Just as with adult online dating sites, there are dangers involved with teen dating sites. Dishonest adults or older teens can sign up for these sites and lie about their ages to get access to young people. Dishonest people will lie about their ages. Pedophile's use the Internet to groom girls for sex. The number of teenagers in chat rooms are increasing daily. I believe this issue is only going to get worse before it gets better. The increase in technology has made it too easy for sexual predators to attract unsuspecting victims. There are always red flags that we "should have seen", the problem is, we most often see them way too late. There are very few true teen online dating sites. The sites that advertise "hot sexy teenagers" aren't dating sites--they're aimed at adults who want to have sex with teenagers, and some are downright illegal. One site that really is directed at teens is eSpinTheBottle. This site is part of the eCrush network, which was founded in 1999 to give people a chance to see if their crushes liked them, too. The title comes from an old party game, when teenagers would sit in a circle with a soda bottle in the middle. Each person would take a turn spinning the bottle, then have to kiss whoever it pointed to. Teens and college students are the intended audience for eSpinTheBottle. Users create profiles, then "spin the bottle" electronically to see a profile of someone they might be interested in. The site also has more conventional matching options, including a search feature. Although there aren't a lot of teen dating sites, there are other places for teens to meet online. The world of teen dating is filled with many successes and failures. As children grow and mature into their adult bodies, interest in new relationships is an automatic process. Gone are the days of cooties and boys-only clubs, hormones have begun to pave the way to more serious relationships down the road. Even before your children develop into teens, take some time to create family rules around teen dating and relationships. There is no true standard; the rules will vary by the values and traditions in different households. The important step is to make sure you have the rules clearly in place. |
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Beware of Tampons Soaked in Vodka - Both Boys & Girls!
This is just gross. It seems kids have found a new way to get high by inserting vodka soaked tampons into the vagina. And just so the boys won't be left out, they are inserting them rectally as well. This is one of those awful things that no one wants to believe is possible. Keep in mind that many vaginal medications are routinely administered via tampon, and that the unprotected membranes of the vagina and anus would allow alcohol to enter the bloodstream faster than the acid protected gastrointestinal tract. The truth is it doesn't matter how it started, kids may try it when they hear about it. It's important to stay one step ahead of your kids when it comes to drugs and alcohol. Intoxication by alcohol soaked tampon is thought to be undetectable by parents and others. Kids think it prevents the smell of alcohol on the breath, but they're wrong. Because alcohol is partially eliminated from the body through the lungs, when alcohol is in the blood, it will always be present in expired air, and therefore detectable by smell. This is how breathalyzer tests measure blood alcohol content. It has nothing to do with how the alcohol is taken in. Another perceived benefit is that the user gets high without the stomach upset associated with drinking. While this may be true, putting ethanol into contact with the highly sensitive vaginal or rectal mucosa likely causes burning discomfort in the short term and a drying effect over the long term. This could lead to bleeding during normal functioning. Though this may be the first you've heard of this unusual way to catch a buzz, Oxford University scientific journals first reported the practice in the 1990s. It's very popular in Europe, South America, and now, the United States. |
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Horizon Family Solutions RMG TEEN ALERT is an as-needed bulletin announcement. It launched February 1, 2011 and as of today has 1906 subscribers who are attorneys, counselors, doctors, emergency room personnel, fathers, grandparents, health care workers, interns, mothers, nurses, police officers, school personnel and teachers. They have asked that I make this available as new sources of dangers for our children, adolescents, teens and young adults are discovered. The safety of children is the primary focus of this bulletin and is a top priority in alerting parents and those assisting children of the new dangers that seem to appear all too often. I had to think of a name for the bulletin, and as painful as that was, I also knew three people who have touched my life and would want to touch your life because of the choices they made.
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Cyberspace Feuds Can Culminate into Lethal Confrontations or Suicide
January 27, 2010 -
Suicidal Teen Was Cyber-bullied - Age 15
March 29, 2010 - Police are investigating whether cyberbullies contributed to the suicide of a teen in the Long Island, N.Y. town of West Islip - Age 17
November 18, 2010 -
Teenage Love Triangle Turns Deadly - Ages 17 & 19
January 26, 2011 -
A Long Island woman allegedly mowed down her cousin twice with a minivan after a Facebook-fueled catfight over a man -- leaving the victim helpless in the middle of a busy road on a freezing night - Age 21
The schoolyard bully has gone digital. As more and more young people have access to computers and cell phones, a new risk to teens and young adults is beginning to emerge. Electronic aggression, in the form of threatening text messages and the spread of online rumors on social networking sites, is a growing concern. Researchers estimate that between 9 percent and 34 percent of youth are victims of so-called "cyber-bullies." And as many as one out of five teens has bullied another youth using digital media, reports a special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. Although the majority of kids who are harassed online aren't physically bothered in person, the cyber-bully still takes a heavy emotional toll on his or her victims. Kids who are tormented online are more likely to get a detention or be suspended, skip school and experience emotional distress, the medical journal reports. Teens who receive rude or nasty comments via text messages are six times more likely to say they feel unsafe at school. The concern is that bullying is still perceived by many educators and parents as a problem that involves physical contact. Most research and enforcement efforts focus on bullying in school classrooms, locker rooms, hallways and bathrooms. Given that 80 percent of adolescents use cell phones or computers, "social interactions have increasingly moved from personal contact at school to virtual contact in the chat room," write Kirk R. Williams and Nancy G. Guerra, researchers at the University of California, Riverside and co-authors of one of the journal reports. Internet bullying has emerged as a new and growing form of social cruelty. Cyber-bullying tactics include humiliation, destructive messages, gossip, slander and other "virtual taunts" communicated through e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms and blogs. School districts in Florida, Oregon, South Carolina, and Utah have responded by creating new policies to deal with digital bullies. New York City is enforcing rules banning communication devices in school buildings, and Washington state recently passed a law requiring that cyber-bullying be part of school district harassment prevention policies. For the full special issue from the Journal of Adolescent Health, click here. |
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The Mission of RMG TEEN ALERT is to Increase Awareness and Education in an effort to decrease Injury and Fatality of Teen Risk Behaviors. Horizon Family Solutions, LLC was founded in 2001 We encourage every adult (especially parents, teachers, and medical professionals working with adolescents) to become educated and incorporate this information to the ever growing list of dangerous behaviors discussed youth. This bulletin will be sent as new information is received and researched. 
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