be bold, go wild, do something crazy, etc. . . . . .this opportunity affords a positive spin. The purpose of the Be Bold Workshop is to empower girls and young women through building up their self esteem and encouraging goals and achievable dreams. They'll discuss love, dating, sex, marriage, goal setting, and self image. The workshop is open to girls ages 9 through 18.
We believe this workshop is timely. If you Google American girl, the first thing to pop up is the American Girl web page, featuring dolls, books, a magazine and more. According to their website:"You are great just the way you are!"
That's the message American Girl magazine delivers to over 500,000 girls every month.
But is that what American girls believe?
"One danger of online blogs and social networking sites is that your daughter may not be expressing what she really feels. She may instead be writing what she thinks will entertain or impress her peers who read it." (1)
Regarding their looks. . .What are today's girls thinking?
- 11,889 13-19 year-olds received Botox injections in 2009, up 2 percent from 2008. (2)
- By the time your 10-year-old is 50, she'll have spent nearly $300,000 on just her hair and face. (3)
- Eight - to 12-year-olds in this country already spend more that $40 million a month on beauty products, and teens spend another $100 million. (4)
Does all this emphasis on beauty make for a healthier girl?
"Recent studies suggest that as many as one in five girls between 10 and 18 years of age are now cutting themselves with razor blades or burning themselves with matches, etc." (5)
Girls and fashion?
What are girls facing at the mall? Check out this article: Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps. It's pretty insightful.
Young women in the entertainment field?
What are girls facing at the mall? Check out this article: Parents, don't dress your girls like tramps. It's pretty insightful.
Young women in the entertainment field?
The current Billboard Top 100 #1 song is by Rihanna. It's title? "S&M". You can Google the lyrics. And coming in at #16 is P!nk's "F**kin' Perfect". "We are gradually penetrating the highest levels of the work force. We get to go to college and play sports and be secretary of state. But to look around, you'd think all any of us [girls] want to do is rip off our clothes and shake it." (6)
Disheartening information?
What's the future like for our
American girls?
American girls?
"Clearly, we need to find other ways of showing girls that we care about them, even if they don't take off their clothes. And as I've learned from my friends, who are truly good, it is never too late to show that you believe in someone. Growth is always possible." (7)
Hopefully we really do believe in our girls.
Maggie Middleton, one of our Match Specialists, will be on sight at the workshop. She'll act as a confidante for any of the girls who want someone to talk with. Amachi will also have an informational table set up. Bring your mentee, bring your daughter, help impact the life of a girl. Call us for more information: 859.389.8279, or check out out this link: Be Bold!
Maggie Middleton, one of our Match Specialists, will be on sight at the workshop. She'll act as a confidante for any of the girls who want someone to talk with. Amachi will also have an informational table set up. Bring your mentee, bring your daughter, help impact the life of a girl. Call us for more information: 859.389.8279, or check out out this link: Be Bold!
(1) From Girls on the Edge, written by Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.
(2) Kathryn Stamoulis, Ph.D.From Psychology Today(3) From Generation Diva, an article in Newsweek
(4) ibid
(5) Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D.
(6) From Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, by Ariel Levy
(7) From The Good Girl Revolution, by Wendy Shalit
No comments:
Post a Comment