smith knutson publishing

This award-winning book received an IPPY Award for best young adult non-fiction. It is a handbook written for individuals of virtually any age, and for parents with children from ages pre-teen to 20-somethings. Author Aaron Boe is a national speaker and consultant to campuses, schools, and organizations on preventing sexual misconduct and abusive relationships of all kinds. It can be read cover-to-cover, or as a quick reference on the most critical issues of social life and relationships. In a Relationship was written to embolden and empower every reader with expert knowledge in plain language because one insight can make all the difference in avoiding an abusive person, navigating physical intimacy, or dealing with common challenges. Readers will be better able to recognize warning signs of an abusive relationship, either in their own or in the relationships of others they care about, think about smartphone use in a new way, deal with disagreements more effectively, and apply advanced social and relationship skills in a broad set of situations. And parents are now able to have expert knowledge at their fingertips as they guide their son or daughter through this central area of life where so much is at stake.