Why is Healthy Transitions for Girls So Vital for Girls Today?

Parents, Grandparents, Mentors, Counselors, and Educators

If you are wondering how to help the girls you love to avoid the pitfalls of low self-esteem and unhealthy behaviors, you need to know about Healthy Transitions for Girls, a curriculum to help pre-teen and adolescent girls develop positive body image.

  Is positive body image a big deal? You bet! 

Developing a positive body image during the body’s transition into puberty is a CRITICAL FACTOR in preventing substance abuse, eating disorders, unhealthy dating relationships, and mood disorders.

 Yet sadly, studies indicate that as many as 80 percent of girls have negative body image.

We can no longer assume that girls are going to negotiate the bumps of puberty without intervention.   At a time when they are most vulnerable, today’s girls face an epidemic of unrealistic, destructive, and sexualized messages about appearance, identity, and relationships.   Without intervention from informed parents, counselors, and educators, girls will not be able to navigate the minefield of media messages that destroy identity, self-worth, and moral boundaries essential for long-term, healthy relationships.

Isn’t this just another health program? No! While traditional health curriculums address the biological changes that occur in adolescence and the risky behaviors that challenge kids, these programs do not address the self-schema that are formed about the body during this transitional stage.  Simply addressing high risk behaviors (disordered eating, self-harm, substance abuse, and early sexual experimentation), without addressing the core beliefs that motivate these behaviors, misses the heart of the matter.

The Healthy Transitions for Girls curriculum addresses ALL factors shown by research to promote positive body image and become resilient to the negative messages of today’s teen culture.

How can our workbooks help you? The Healthy Transitions for Girls Curriculum:

• Reframes negative belief systems and creates positive belief systems.
• Supports holistic wellness.
• Supports strong parent and peer relationships.
• Teaches media literacy and critical thinking.
• Encourages healthy gender role concepts and challenges gender stereotypes.
• Supports global and physical self-esteem.
• Teaches coping skills.

The Healthy Transitions for Girls Facilitor’s Guide has over 300 pages of activities and workshop planning ideas  to help parents, grandparents, mentors, and professionals, work individualy with girls or develop girls’ group workshops.  The Healthy Transitions for Girls Workbook includes 66 color handouts that build skills for girls and their parents.

How do I get started using the Healthy Transitions for Girls Curriculum?

First, take a few minutes and read the Healthy Transitions for Girls Facilitator’s Guide Introduction. The information in this guide is compelling; it illustrates the critical problem of negative body image.  It is also encouraging; this comprehensive curriculum provides support for almost every problem that confronts girls today. Take advantage of our other FREE downloads.

Healthy Transitions for Girls Facilitator’s Guide Introduction

Second,  buy or download the Healthy Transitions for Girls Facilitor’s Guide. Use the many planning helps and ideas to decide how you can best help the girls you love.

Third, buy or download the full-color Healthy Transitions for Girls Workbook Pages for EACH girl.

Questions? Interested in training?  Contact peggya@healthytransitionsforgirls.com