BE STRONG, BE WISE:
5 Easy Steps to Discussing Sexual Ethics with Teens
In Be Strong, Be Wise: 5 Easy Steps to Discussing Sexual Ethics with Teens, psychotherapist and trauma expert Amy Carpenter provides an easy-to-use road map for teaching sexual assault awareness and response in a way that supports successful adulting without compromising independence.
You’ll get the tools you need to lead effective conversation around difficult and confusing topics, such as consent, pornography, sexting, toxic behaviors, alcohol and more.
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5 Easy Steps to Discussing Sexual Ethics with Teens
by Amy Carpenter, LCSW, CYI
Get Your Free Digital Copy Now! "There is an enormous gap right now between what teens need surrounding their sexual health and safety and current, relevant, compassionate information about those topics. This gap exists between young adults and parents, and between young adults and schools, programs, and organizations trying their best to address it.
It is remarkably easy to address this badly, whether it be at the dinner table or in a classroom. The key is to find a way to weed out examples of where our culture makes this topic feel overwhelming and intimidating, and instead face it head-on with courage, relevant and accurate facts, and a commitment to the integrity and profound need of young people. Amy Carpenter does that with this book.
Carpenter offers teachers, parents, friends and organizations more skills and techniques than simply “teaching” young people how to not get raped, or not rape anyone. She honors the complexity that the topic of sexuality plays in our current culture and hands us tools that provide an opportunity to experience more strength and honor, and less regret, guilt, and shame."
- Charis Denison, Founder of Prajna Consulting, TedX Speaker,
Youth Advocate & Human Development Expert
In book 2, you'll learn how to help teens:
- Navigate peer pressure & sexual bullying.
- Effectively communicate their personal boundaries & respect the boundaries of others.
- Recognize toxic behaviors in a relationship.
- Respond to cyber harassment.
- Respond to sexual assault disclosure.
- Effectively discuss drug & alcohol consumption as they relate to personal safety.
- Develop a safety protocol when going out with friends.
- Be informed, not afraid
... and so much more.
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“Once again, Amy Carpenter provides her readers with an invaluable and much needed resource. Be Strong, Be Wise is a compilation of in depth research, personal anecdotes, thought provoking inquiries, and a comprehensive step by step curriculum for educators, parents and mental health professionals to help guide our youth in navigating their lives in safe, authentic and empowering ways. She provides exercises and tools to help her readers explore their own histories, bravely discusses her own personal sexual assault trauma, and provides essential and invaluable guidance on how to engage in conversation with our youth about sexual assault awareness and ways in which they can protect and personally empower themselves. I strongly recommend Be Strong, Be Wise to any educator, parent, mental health practitioner, or anyone engaged with our youth. It is a resource you will return to over and over again.”
-Dr. Nina Silberman, psychologist and parent
“Much of what young adults need to reduce their risk of assault are qualities and strengths they already possess. Amy Carpenter’s Be Strong, Be Wise: 5 Easy Steps to Discussing Sexual Ethics with Teens helps caring adults organize, validate, and empower what teens already have within them to become and embrace their inner warrior and champion for others. From her experience as a therapist, educator, and parent, Carpenter uses personal testimonies and national headlines to highlight social forces (e.g., racism, sexism, misogyny) that create a hyper-sexualized culture for young adults while equipping them with the tools to navigate it.”
-Reid Swetland, mental health counselor
“Teens need opportunities to talk about mutual respect in a relationship, consent, and personal safety in a supportive and comfortable environment. Be Strong, Be Wise adds new tools to a teenager's toolbox, from building communication skills to personal awareness, giving them confidence in navigating their relationships."
-Jen Curtis, vice principal
“When I was a young teenage sexual abuse survivor, I felt overwhelmingly confused and lost. I desperately needed honest support and help, not platitudes. Yet there was no help. Be Strong, Be Wise presents data and stories that would have clearly guided and empowered me toward understanding so much more about how to process my experience, and most importantly, to know that I wasn’t alone. Amy Carpenter’s book is an invaluable teaching tool and a lifeline of research and guidance. Finally!”
- Kimberly M. Blasini, health coach and teacher
“Be Strong, Be Wise gives a step-by-step guide to adults who educate, mentor, protect, and encourage young people by showing them how to teach teens about sexual assault awareness. The steps help young people think about their views; look at who they are attracted to; and analyze how our over-sexualized, porn-addicted culture plays into those views in a way that is destructive to real and lasting relationships.
Carpenter offers great insight into all types of relationships, how some people and circumstances are more vulnerable to assault, and how we can get young people to understand and talk about these situations. Be Strong, Be Wise goes through how to create a safety plan with friends that allows everyone to think ahead and know what warning signs to look for.
It is well-written in a way that is easy to reference, with many well-known and real-life examples from the media and personal accounts that give it clarity. This book is well worth the read for the insight and understanding on helping young people safely navigate this world.”
– Gail Carley, co-founder of Together with Love
