{"content":[{"text":"DEAR \n PARENT OR GUARDIAN \n Eleven-year-old Michael giggles when his buddies refer to the girls \n in their class as “bitches,” but deep down it makes him uncomfortable. \n Thirteen-year-old Jessica feels conflicted about the kiss she gave to Tyler \n after he bought her a soda. He bought her something, so, she wonders, does \n she owe him a kiss? Twelve-year-old Debbie sighs when she boots up her e- \n mail — it’s filled with 15 mean-spirited messages from a boy at school who \n claims he likes her. \n It’s tricky business raising pre-teens these days. The good news \n is you have kids that mature earlier, are more independent and \n have access to the greatest quantity and quality of information ever \n available. The bad news is you have kids that mature earlier, are more inde- \n pendent and have access to the greatest quantity and quality of information \n ever available. \n It is with this contradiction in mind that we decided to create this book- \n let, “A Parent’s Handbook: How to Talk to Your Children About Developing \n Healthy Relationships.” Our goal is to help adults create an environment in \n which they can give their pre-teen boys and girls the skills with which to \n have positive, healthy relationships with peers and in dating situations. We \n expect that implementation of those skills will help to prevent relationship \n violence and break the cycle of abuse. \n We hope that with the help of this handbook and the love and \n support of parents and other important adults in their lives, pre-teens \n can grow up to become strong men and women who engage in balanced, \n rewarding and loving relationships. In addition, by using the techniques and \n examples found in this handbook, you will have laid a strong and lasting \n foundation for effective communication between you and your children. \n As parents, it’s okay not to have all the answers—we’ve provided a list of \n resources for that—it’s more important that you ask the questions. \n Your children learn as much from your words as from your actions.","bbox":{"left":0.094003,"top":0.038398,"width":0.81351,"height":0.702041}},{"text":"Sincerely,","bbox":{"left":0.552588,"top":0.754802,"width":0.10265100000000005,"height":0.019951000000000052}},{"text":"Other handbooks in our series:","bbox":{"left":0.094003,"top":0.852923,"width":0.373931,"height":0.01917599999999997}},{"text":"A Woman's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Discussing Relationship Abuse \n A Teen's Handbook: What You Need to Know About Dating Violence \n A Parent's Guide to Teen Dating Violence: 10 Questions to Start a Conversation \n Tough Talk: What Boys Need to Know About Relationship Abuse","bbox":{"left":0.094003,"top":0.890327,"width":0.7777729999999998,"height":0.07677900000000004}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}