Podcast: 02 - Adolescent Dating is a Community Project
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Podcast: 02
Adolescent Dating is a Community Project
Episode 2: Adolescent Dating is a Community Project with Aja Imani
In this episode, Aja Imani explores the idea that adolescent dating isn’t just about two young people — it’s a community project. Drawing on research, lived experience, and reflection, Aja breaks down how relationships among young people are shaped by the environments they grow up in: families, schools, peers, media, and community norms.
She invites listeners to think beyond the surface of teenage dating and consider how adults — parents, educators, mentors, and health professionals — all play a role in helping young people build healthy, respectful, and informed relationships.
This conversation challenges the myth that adolescents should “figure it out on their own” and instead highlights the shared responsibility we all have in creating spaces where young people can explore intimacy, boundaries, and communication safely and confidently.
Listen if you’re curious about:
How communities influence adolescent relationships
What healthy dating education should look like
The connection between social environments, safety, and love
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