The Girl Guide

Finding Your Place in a Mixed-Up World
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-61821-027-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 335 g

Finding your unique voice in a noisy world can be hard—very hard. But not if you have a great guide! The Girl Guide: Finding Your Place in a Mixed-Up World is a must-read for girls in grades 6-8 as they enter the tumultuous world of adolescence. Packed with fun worksheets and quizzes, as well as stories from older girls and women, The Girl Guide covers everything a teenage girl needs to know on the journey toward her own identity. Proven strategies for dealing with stress management, confronting relational aggression, being safe online, navigating the changing mother-daughter relationship, and more make this the ultimate guide for any girl to get through the teen years and discover her unique point of view in the world.

Grades 6-8

Check out Christine's article on building positive friendships in the January 2014 issue of Justine!

Zielgruppe

General and Parents

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fonseca, Christine

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I: The Journey Begins Chapter 1. It’s My Life Chapter 2. Tools. Not Rules Chapter 3. Starting the Journey Part II: It’s All About Connections Chapter 4. The Social Game Chapter 5. Team Me Chapter 6. Social Acceptance 101 Part III: "I Think I Can"—The Power of Belief Chapter 7. The Confidence Key Chapter 8. The Art of Plan B Chapter 9. Half-Full or Half-Empty: The Power of Perspective Part IV: Finding Emotional Balance Chapter 10. Understanding Emotional Sensitivity Chapter 11. Emotional Overload Chapter 12. Finding Balance Part V: Putting It All Into Practice Chapter 13. Bouncing Back From Bullying Chapter 14. Underperformance, Perfectionism, and Other Academic Mysteries Chapter 15. Millennials—Living in a Digital Age Chapter 16. The Mother-Daughter Connection Chapter 17. Developing Your Creative Self, Final Thoughts.

Über Autor(innen)

Christine Fonseca has worked in the field of education for more than a decade. Relying on her expertise as a school psychologist, behavioral consultant, speaker, and parenting expert, she has been a resource for parents and children in understanding the social and emotional needs of gifted children.