Young love lives can be exhilarating, confusing, or even scary. Ten important concepts will help create a fantastic romance. Helpful concepts include; Getting to know what matters most to you. Exercising your power to choose. How pretending can make love messy. Dating someone who doesn’t need a make over. And many more! Specific attention will be given to the skills for bringing these conversations into your work with teens. Presenter: Elsbeth Martindale, PsyD, Author of Things to Know Before You Say, Go! Resources: 21 Early Warning Signs February-2015-Webinar-Resource-List Pretend-cycle Self-Encouragement-Handout Truth-cycle
Elsbeth Martindale
Teens often move too quickly in romance. Breaking romantic development down into 4 specific stages can help teens see the path that leads to healthy partnership choices and understand concerns regarding the choice to “Hook-Up”. Each step in this progression has it’s own important tasks. Moving too quickly through stages or skipping stages puts the individual at risk and at a disadvantage. Making these stages, and the accompanying tasks, clear can help young adults slow down, stay curious, identify obstacles, and avoid potential emotional, mental, and physical injury Guest Presenter: Elsbeth Martindale, PsyD, Creator of the card set and activity book: “Things to Know Before You Say Go.”