Girl Talk
Girl Talk By Shannon Hembree When girls talk, it can be hurtful. It’s like girls know just what to say to cut each other right to the core. They know how to play on other girls’ insecurities (no doubt because they have their own) to bring them down and make them doubt themselves. When girls [...]
Camp GLOW is Helping Girls Shine
(Armenia Camp GLOW 2010) Camp GLOW is Helping Girls Shine By Shannon Hembree How do you instill confidence in young women? How do you challenge them to imagine a life that goes against what is expected of them in their community? The Peace Corps has volunteers in over 60 posts around the world who are [...]
Why Are Girls So Mean To Each Other?
Written by Debra Beck Have you noticed the difference between how girls treat each other as opposed to how boys treat each other? Girls’ insecurities prevent them from having really close relationships with most girls. When I talk to teenage girls, it seems to be the one topic that causes them the most anxiety. It comes [...]
Energizing Your Inner Self
Written by Dana Ford, Relate Contributing Writer It’s hard to feel good when we’re just not looking our best on the outside, right girls? We go to great lengths to look good before we leave the house, before we present ourselves to others. We must be clean, showered, primped and perfected. Many say, “If you [...]
Mean Girls: The Truth About Cliques
Written by Devin Miller, Relate Contributing Writer The popular movie “Mean Girls” introduced us to the Plastics, a group of life-sized barbies led by their queen bee, Regina George. While this inseparable clique ruled the school, other groups navigated their way through halls of North Shore High. As Janis Ian put it, “You got [...]
Be YOU, You’re Worth It!
Written by Dana Ford, Relate Contributing Writer Have you ever been labeled or given a certain stereotype? Are you a “nerd” in the “popular” crowd? What about a “rocker” or the “athlete?” Stereotypes are inevitable in today’s society and even when we don’t realize it, we constantly stereotype people around us. We make multiple assumptions [...]
Oh, For the Love of Our Bodies!
Written by Debra Beck I can’t remember ever liking my body. My poor body, the judgment it must feel.“You’re not skinny enough, you’re not tone enough, not tall enough, not shapely enough, your stomach is poochy”. Hearing these words every time I walk by a mirror, trying on cloths, looking at the models in magazines, [...]
Self Esteem and Our Desire To Look Like Models
If there are images in this attachment, they will not be displayed. Download the original attachment Written by Debra Beck How hard is it for our young girls to compete with the models on the runways? It’s impossible and very disheartening. Young girls look at these models and want to be like them, dress like [...]
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