Growing Toward Intimacy Author:Bob Bartlett Not your typical preachy book! — The how-to book for teens on developing healthy and holy relationships. — Its stories about young poepole make this book compelling. Young people will read it cover to cover and want to talk about it with each other, with parents, and with teachers. — Author Bob Bartlett writes with compassion, humor, and real under... more »standing of what teens want and need to know about developing healthy relationships.
Some chapter titles are:
* Sex is not just a biological need
* Sexual revolution: Who won?
* Intimacy with our bodies and ourselves
* The Wonder and poer of touch
* Bonding
* Learning to touch in America
* Intimacy
* Unhealthy patterns of intimacy
* Using people hurts
* Integrated intimacy
* Aphrodisiacs, drugs, and sex
From the author, "Today I am grateful to God, the many teens who shared their stories and struggles with me, and the others at the parish. They have taught me. Sexuality can be a source of confusion frustration, and pain for teens. I hope this book offers some insight and wisdom. Much of the material for this book comes from conversations, counseling sessions, and classroom discussion with teens who have been willing to share their successes, struggles, insights, and pain in regard to sexuality."« less