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The Truth About Girls, Anger, and Violence - Survey for Moms

Sunday, February 24, 2008
 
MomLogic Spring Break Survey for Parents
 
1. Has your daughter ever gotten so angry that she hit another teenager?
 
  Yes
  No
2. Has your daughter ever been hit by another teenager?
 
  Yes
  No
3. If your daughter hit someone, what would your reaction be?
 
  I would be shocked
  It wouldn't surprise me
4. Do you think your daughter wants to be famous?
 
  Yes
  No
5. Do you think your daughter feels that being in a video posted on the Internet (YouTube, MySpace, etc.) would make her famous?
 
  Yes
  No
6. Do you check your daughter's social networking pages (MySpace, Facebook, etc.)?
 
  Yes
  No
  My daughter doesn't have one as far as I know
7. Do you check your daughter's friends' social networking pages?
 
  Yes
  No
  They don't have social networking pages as far as I know
8. If your daughter posted a video of herself on the Internet engaging in violent or illegal behavior (such as physically fighting, ganging up on other kids and pushing them, pulling a dangerous prank on someone, drinking or using drugs, vandalizing property, stealing, etc.) what would you do?
 
  Nothing
  I'd just talk to her
  I'd punish her
9. Do you feel sure that your daughter has never posted a video of herself engaging in violent or illegal behavior on the Internet?
 
  Yes
  No
10. Have you ever allowed your daughter to express her anger by becoming violent?
 
  Yes
  No
11. Have you ever allowed your daughter to post a video of herself engaging in violent or illegal behavior on the Internet?
 
  Yes
  No
12. How often do you get angry?
 
  Very often
  Sometimes
  Rarely
13. When you get angry, how do you typically handle it?
 
  I get physically violent
  I yell
  I bottle it up inside
  I talk it over calmly
14. Has your daughter ever seen you become violent toward others?
 
  Yes
  No
15. Has your daughter ever been hit by you or your partner as a teenager?
 
  Yes
  No
16. Is there or has there been domestic violence in your home?
 
  Yes
  No
17. Has your daughter ever witnessed your partner hitting you?
 
  Yes
  No
18. Has your daughter ever been sexually abused?
 
  Yes
  No
19. Are you divorced?
 
  Yes
  They'd turn me into the police
20. If so, what age was your child when you divorced?
 
  Under 6
  6-12
  Over 12
  I am not divorced
21. If you are divorced, are you involved in a relationship with someone new?
 
  Yes
  No
  I am not divorced
22. If you are divorced and in a relationship with someone new, how does your daughter get along with your new partner or partners?
 
  She likes my new partner
  She doesn't like my new partner
  I am not divorced and in a relationship with someone new
23. How much time does your child spend unsupervised by an adult?
 
 

Less than an hour a day
  1-4 hours
  More than 4 hours a day
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