Abuse in middle school

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In this blog I’m going to discuss abusive relationships between teens. I thought this would be a good topic to cover since most of my followers are teenagers. I hope in this blog that you will learn the importance of teen abuse. Further down in the blog I’ll cover some statics, ways to prevent abuse, and who to go to for help if you're being abused.


First I’m going to begin with middle schoolers.


azfamily.com reported that “1,500 middle school students showed that one in six had experienced dating violence in the last six months,The number percentage of middle schoolers being abused is steadily going up."


After reading this I was very surprised. I personally never thought about middle schoolers being in abusive relationships. At that age I was more worried about who was going to the movies that weekend.


To honest I can see why teens in middle school are targeted. Older people can manipulate them into going along with it. Younger teens probably enjoy the attention from the older person and go along with the abuse. What child isn’t really going to be scared going against an adult or older person? At a young age we are taught to listen to the adults and to trust most of them. I think when younger teens become “involved” with older people, they think that since their older they know what their doing and it must be ok if they say it is.


What middle schoolers should do if they become involved in a abusive relationship? If you are feeling uncomfortable and unsafe while dating someone you should tell somebody. You are in middle school they’re plenty of people willing to help you. The biggest question people like to bring up is what if they are to scared to speak up. Well, more parents need to discuss with their children and teens that if someone is hurting them they need to ask for help right away.


We really need to get the point across that they don’t have to be scared somebody can help them. You need to know that no matter what the circumstances are you can get some kind of help. I honestly think that if we start talking about abusive relationships with the younger population it might decrease the percentage of abuse in the long run.