Back-to-school season often brings new friendships and romantic relationships. Advocacy groups suggest parents have open conversations with their kids about healthy relationships. Mandy Majors, founder of nextTalk, an online safety advocacy group, notes that forbidding relationships can lead to sneaking and rebellion.

Open communication between parents and children is crucial in protecting kids from potentially dangerous relationships. Majors emphasizes the importance of honest conversations to help kids recognize healthy relationships.

Further information on recognizing warning signs of teen dating abuse is available from advocacy groups like nextTalk, which focuses on online safety for parents and children.