Amy Lang, MA

Is This Love?

A Teenager’s Guide to Romance and Dating

Let’s face it, understanding your feelings about romance, dating and sexuality can be completely confusing, exciting, and crazy-making. This book helps you sort all this out and make wise choices for yourself. If you know what’s important to you in a dating relationship, can stand your ground when pushed, have your own personal “rules for dating,” you’ll be more likely to make decisions you (and your parents) feel really good about. Each chapter in this easy to use guide will help you develop the smarts needed to guide you in the fun but perplexing world of dating and romance. In the end, you will have the info you need to respond to the question – “Is this love?” - and feel good about the answer!

Topics covered include:
· Exploring your beliefs about romance, dating and sex
· Romantic love and family love—what’s the difference?
· Social media – The truth and the risk
· Clarifying your own values about sex and relationships
· Dating! What are YOUR rules?
· Crushes, first love, and deepening relationships
· Sex, pregnancy and STIs
· How to deal with pressure, both internal and external
· Understanding healthy relationships

Each chapter in this user-friendly workbook style guide helps teens clarify their values and make decisions about the boundaries necessary to preserving a strong and durable sense of self worth.

About the author:

Through her business, Birds + Bees + Kids®, LLC, Amy Lang, MA, puts her 20 plus years experience as a sexual health educator to work teaching parents what to say and when, how to keep kids safe, and helping teens and parents clarify their sexual values. Amy is a 2009 Winner of the Mom’s Choice Award for her book Birds + Bees + YOUR Kids – A guide to sharing your beliefs about sexuality, love, and relationships. She is also the creator of The Ask Anything Journal.