Say More: Consent Conversations for Teens, by Kitty Stryker (Thornapple Press, $19.95, 2024, 160pp, ages 11-18, grades 7-9) Review by Skye Anderson
Say more? Ah, consent conversations! And for teens or anyone who used to be a teen.
The term consent conversation may be new to adults but is probably in the vocabulary of teens today - difficult conversations or non-conversations about personal boundaries, be they of the sexual kind or just friendship/family kind.
Does a good friend monopolize the conversation? Does your mother rein you in too tightly?
How do you approach these situations? Need help doing so? If so, this is the book for you.
Author Kitty Stryker is a friendly mentor who doesn't give answers but asks questions to help you arrive at your own answers and in a conversational way. She even uses four-letter words on occasion!
Is it Complicated?
Asking what we want/need, setting boundaries of yes and no, making mistakes, saving face and letting others save face, trusting ourselves to be brave and take chances of being misunderstood - all these are lessons to be learned on the way to adulthood and Say More can help.
The author even mentions CaptainAwkward.com: Advice and Commiseration. You don't have to be cruel to be cool and you don't need to be cool to be kind!
Also included are a glossary, tips, and a checklist of check-ins.
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