Resources

Resources about Bullying, Friendship & Mean Girls

Books*:

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons

Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy by Rachel Simmons

Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman

RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta

Resources about Self-Esteem & Self-Respect

Books*:

The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons

RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta

You’re Amazing!: A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self by Claire Mysko

You Grow Girl!: A Self-empowering Workbook for Tweens and Teens by Gina Scarano-Osika and Kim Dever-Johnson

See Jane Win for Girls: A Smart Girl’s Guide to Success by Sylvia Rimm

All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype to Celebrate Real Beauty by Audrey Brashich

Picture Perfect: What You Need to Feel Better About Your Body by Jill Zimmerman Rutledge

Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder: Reclaim Yourself, Regain Your Health, Recover for Good by Johanna Kandel

Resources about Communication & Healthy Relationships

Books*:

just between us: a no-stress, no-rules journal for girls & their moms by Meredith and Sofie Jacobs

Secrets Girls Keep: What Girls Hide (& Why) and How to Break the Stress of Silence by Carrie Silver-Stock

You’re Grounded!: How to Stop Fighting and Make the Teenage Years Easier by Vanessa Van Petten

Middle School - The Stuff Nobody Tells You About: A Teenage Girl with ASD Shares Her Experiences by Haley Moss

My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons

Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy by Rachel Simmons

The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons

RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed by Courtney Macavinta

Resources about Body Image

Books*:

The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg

Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers by Nancy Redd

Picture Perfect: What You Need to Feel Better About Your Body by Jill Zimmerman Rutledge

You’re Amazing!: A No-Pressure Guide to Being Your Best Self by Claire Mysko

You Grow Girl!: A Self-empowering Workbook for Tweens and Teens by Gina Scarano-Osika and Kim Dever-Johnson

All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype to Celebrate Real Beauty by Audrey Brashich

My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff

Resources about Eating Disorders

Organizations and Websites:

The Alliance for Eating Disorders, www.eatingdisorderinfo.org

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

Eating Disorders Anonymous, www.eatingdisordersanonymous.org

Books*:

Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder: Reclaim Yourself, Regain Your Health, Recover for Good by Johanna Kandel

100 Questions and Answers about ED by Carolyn Costin, MA, MFCC, M.Ed.

Resources about Media Literacy

Books*:

All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype to Celebrate Real Beauty by Audrey Brashich

Packaging Girlhood: Rescuing Our Daughters from Marketers’ Schemes by Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown

The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg

Workbooks for Girls

just between us: a no-stress, no-rules journal for girls & their moms by Meredith and Sofie Jacobs

You Grow Girl!: A Self-empowering Workbook for Tweens and Teens by Gina Scarano-Osika and Kim Dever-Johnson

 

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