I just found out that my 13yo niece recently left a deeply coercive relationship. Her boyfriend was telling her she wasn’t allowed to hang out or talk to her friends without him being around and he was dictating what she could and could not say to them. Their relationship ended when he started telling her to not talk to them at all and trying to end the friendships.
I’m very proud of her for recognizing that it was an unhealthy relationship. However I was concerned as our family has a long history of controlling men in the family.
Her birthday is coming up and I was hoping to get her an age appropriate book that could help her find healthy relationships in the future and recognize the signs of abuse. I’ve already talked to her mother about this and she thought it would be a great idea as she has recently gotten out of an abusive marriage. She thinks it’s a good idea to get ahead of the problem and make sure her daughter is well informed to try to prevent the cycle from continuing.
She is bisexual if that is relevant so she does date girls sometimes. So anything that is lgb friendly is also welcome.
Does anyone have any age appropriate book recommendations?