Dating!: 10 Helpful Tips for a Successful Relationship

Discover the social skills required for successful dating experiences and avoid unhealthy relationships that can bring you down.


Teens from grades 7 to 12 who are dating now, have ever dated, have never dated, or hope to date in the future learn how to create and maintain positive relationships, building on friendship skills gained from Friend Me! by the same authors.


Written in a clever "top 10 tips" format, the authors recount actual teen dating stories and explain the skills used or needed in the scenarios. From these examples teens learn to differentiate compliments from flattery, gifts from bribes, generosity from possessiveness, and encouragement from control.


There is discussion for using social media, such as Facebook and texting, that can enhance or destroy relationships. All the stories will help teens stop and think about their own experiences and what they should expect for successful dating.


Inside readers will find:

• 10 easy-to-follow tips for successful dating relationships
• Relationship stories that are both healthy and unhealthy
• Wisdom on how to create or maintain a healthy dating relationship
• Checklists to help teens stay on track in their relationships

Laura Holmes Buddenberg works as an administrator, writer and trainer who specializes in teen relationships, healthy parenting skills, media awareness, abuse and other issues affecting today s families.<BR> Laura holds a Master of Science in Family and Youth Services. A mother of two, she is a Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Practitioner.<BR> She has coauthored numerous other books including; Friend Me! 10 Awesome Steps to Fun and Friendship, There Are No Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter, and Unmasking Sexual Con Games, 3rd Edition.<BR>

Alesia King Montgomery, for more than 10 years worked with parents, students, and teachers in a high school setting. In her current role as National Senior Training Consultant, she works with teachers and administrators throughout the country.<BR> Alesia also conducts empowerment workshops for teens and adults, mentors young teens through her role as an advisor with the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and counsels families in her local church. A graduate of Tuskegee University, she and her husband Greg are the proud parents of a grown daughter.<BR> She is also coauthor of Friend Me! 10 Awesome Steps to Fun and Friendship and a contributing author of No Room for Bullies: Lesson Plan Book for Grades 5-8.