Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices About Dating and Intimacy: The Life Guide Series

By Dr. Suzanne Gelb, PhD, JD

Is your teen showing interest in dating and intimacy (sex)?

Or already whirling down that path, full speed ahead?

Are you worried your teen might make risky decisions—with potentially life-changing consequences?

For many parents, this isn't easy, but it's natural to want to try to positively influence your teen's attitudes about dating and sex… and help your teen become a safe and self-respecting young adult.

Inside this Life Guide, you'll  learn how to…

•  Hold difficult (and potentially "awkward") conversations with your teen.

•  Supervise your teen's dating activities (and why it's critical that you do so).

•  Ensure online safety and keep your teen safe from inappropriate websites.

•  Enforce age-appropriate consequences for lying or going out without permission.

•  Teach your child the potentially life-changing power of saying "No."

•  And more!

Join the many parents who have learned how to give their teen every possible chance to live a happy, well-adjusted life, by following the steps in Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Dating and Intimacy, today!
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Reviews

"My teen wanted to date an older boy. It really scared me. This Guide was a life saver. It helped me to calmly explain to her why that was not wise. She heard me, thank you." 
—JP

"I felt really guilty for not having talked about "the birds and the bees" when my teen was younger. I've been having sleepiness nights about what to say, because I knew I needed to talk to him.

The safety practices in this Guide were just the tools I needed....The biggest take-away for me is that I need function as my child's parent, not his friend. That can come later.

One of the best parts of reading Dr. Gelb's Life Guide is that it is so simply expressed, so user-friendly, so down-to-earth. I was able to grasp every word… and every word gave me hope." 
—CN

"I always felt weird about the idea of supervising my teen's dates. But I knew it was necessary.  This Guide gave me the strength to follow my gut and do what I need to do to be the best parent I can be.

It also helped me feel more comfortable teaching my daughter about the power of "No." Before reading this Guide I myself had a lot of resistance to saying "No." So how could I expect my child to say it?  Thanks to this Guide I've made peace with saying "No" and in doing so, my child has a powerful tool to keep her safe in what could be a very dangerous world for a teen." 
—PL

"Your guidebooks are gems."
—Alexandra Franzen, Published Author, Writing Teacher
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Suzanne J. Gelb PhD, JD
• Release date: Sep 13, 2019
• ISBN: 9781950764228

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DR. SUZANNE GELB, PhD, JD

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Copyright © 2019 Dr. Suzanne J. Gelb, Ph.D., J.D.

Manufactured in the United States of America.

ISBN-13: 978-1-950764-22-8

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

HELP YOUR TEEN TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES, HELP YOUR TEEN TO LIVE A HAPPY, WELL-ADJUSTED LIFE.

WHAT’S INSIDE AND HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE.

SAFETY PRACTICE #1

SUPERVISE DATING.

SAFETY PRACTICE # 2

ENFORCE CONSEQUENCES.

SAFETY PRACTICE # 3

ENSURE ONLINE SAFETY.

SAFETY PRACTICE # 4

GIVE APPROPRIATE CHOICES.

SAFETY PRACTICE # 5

TEACH THE POWER OF NO.

SAFETY PRACTICE # 6

EDUCATE!

SAFETY PRACTICE # 7

LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

A FEW FINAL WORDS

MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

MORE TIPS, MORE TOOLS

FAQS ABOUT TRICKY PARENTING CHALLENGES.

WHAT’S NEXT?

RESOURCES... TO KEEP NAVIGATING THE TEEN YEARS WITH CONFIDENCE.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR

INDEX

DISCLAIMER

This book is a tool that can help you to help your teen make healthy, age-appropriate choices about dating and intimacy

This book contains educational exercises and tips drawn from the author’s career in the field of emotional wellness with over 30 years of experience. This book is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or treat any illness, nor is it a substitute for professional or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified health care professional before engaging in any new, self-help resource (such as this one) and with questions you may have about your health and wellbeing.

Any case material that may be alluded to in this book, including in articles, or in interviews [see Resources section] does not constitute guarantees of similar outcomes for the reader. No results can be promised, since everyone's personal development path is unique. Names and details have been changed for privacy.

Links inside this book to external websites are for informational purposes only. Linking does not imply endorsement of or affiliation with that site, its content, or any product or service it may offer.

All link URLs in this book are current at the time of printing. Link URLs may fail at some point if the page has been deleted or moved. The author and publisher assume no responsibility or liability for broken links. 

This concludes the disclaimer portion of this book.

Thank you.

INTRODUCTION

HELP YOUR TEEN TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES, HELP YOUR TEEN TO LIVE A HAPPY, WELL-ADJUSTED LIFE.

Welcome to The Life Guide on Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Dating and Intimacy.[1]

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If you picked up a copy of this Guide, chances are, you might be feeling ...

— Worried.

(My teenage daughter wants to date a much older boy. I’m worried this could turn out very badly...)

— Frustrated.

(I’ve tried to set guidelines — like having a 9 pm curfew on school nights — but my son won’t listen. He’s out with his friends, and girls, doing God knows what.)

— Guilty.

(I should have had The Talk with my teenager years ago. I didn’t know how to talk to my kid about dating + sex, and now I’m afraid it’s too late.)

— Hypocritical.

(I don’t want my child to make the same choices that I did — but since I was dating and having sex when I was 15, what right do I have to tell her, otherwise?)

— Hopeless.

(Honestly, my teenager is probably already having sex. I just pray he’s using a condom ... I don’t know what I can do to help, at this point. He doesn’t listen.)

You’re not alone.

Many parents feel uncertain about how to help their teens make healthy choices about dating and intimacy (sex).

Many wait until the last possible moment, and then try to pack every single lesson about dating, sex and respecting your body into one conversation — The Talk.

But educating your child about sex doesn’t happen in the course of one conversation.

In an ideal world, you would have been preparing your child since early childhood —

• Through a series of age-appropriate conversations ...

• Teaching your child the value of No...

and by

• Modeling what it looks like to take loving, respectful care of your body.

The unfortunate reality is, by the time your child is a teenager, it’s