Teenage girls on Rave partys

For generations teenage girls have flocked to Beatles and Bowie concerts.But parents and teens are navigating a more complicated scene at today's techno-music gatherings.The parties run later, the drugs are more powerful and the range of ages often wider these days.Teenage girls are drawn to raves for the age-old reasons: They want to be treated like adults and crave the privileges adults enjoy.


The Rave Scene

The problem is the girls are often not ready for that freedom.Ready or not, raves and similar parties are established stops on the social landscape.
In the end, parents must rely on the traditional, and often most difficult, parenting skill: talking to their kids.Rave culture can have a sense of family or community. Veteran ravers often look after newbies in the scene, and older participants may be referred to as "rave moms" and "rave dads." These folks tend to keep an eye on younger partygoers, pointing them to the more reputable events to attend, sometimes helping them find safe places to hang out after raves and hooking them up with rides home.


The Rave Scene


The Rave Scene