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Teenage Girls Ginny Olson

Teenage Girls By Ginny Olson

Teenage Girls by Ginny Olson


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Eating Disorders, depression, gender confusion---these sound like problems for other people, but the reality is your students are dealing with them every day. The issues that girls face are growing in complexity and number. Written with the end user in mind, this resource will be one that won't leave a youth worker's hands.

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Teenage Girls: Exploring Issues Adolescent Girls Face and Strategies to Help Them by Ginny Olson

Girls are more than just sugar and spice. We've all figured that out. What we haven't figured out completely is how they're wired, why they do the things they do, how the world around them affects their choices and opinions, and what that means for youth ministry-until now. In Teenage Girls, you'll find advice from counselors and veteran youth workers, along with helpful suggestions on how to minister to teenage girls. Each chapter includes discussion questions to help you and other youth workers process the issues your own students face and learn how you can help them and mentor them through this tumultuous time. In addition to the traditional issues people commonly associate with girls, such as eating disorders, self-image issues, and depression, author Ginny Olson will guide you through some of the new issues on the rise in girls' lives. You'll understand more about issues related to: Family * Addiction * Emotional well-being * Mental health * Physical welfare * Sexuality * Spirituality * Relationships

Teenage Girls Reviews

'...highly informative, with heart, and not just another textbook or medical journal. A helpful resource for any youth worker or parent.' * YouthWorker Journal *

About Ginny Olson

Ginny Olson abides in Minneapolis, MN where she is the Director of Youth Ministry for the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church as well as a writer, speaker and consultant. Previously, she was one of two directors of the Center for Youth Ministry Studies at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois. She also served on the youth ministry staffs at Willow Creek Community Church and Grace Church, Edina, Minnesota. She is the author of Teenage Girls and co-editor and contributor to Breaking the Gender Barrier in Youth Ministry.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS No Tourists Need Apply 7 Chapter 1: Identity Matters 15 Background 17 Infl uences on Identity Development 19 The Contexts of Identity Development 20 Self-Esteem 27 The Youth Worker's Role 28 Chapter 2: The Adolescent Girl's Body---In Search of Normal 31 Her Body Is Changing 33 Her Secondary Sex Characteristics 36 Her Primary Sex Characteristics 38 Early Maturation 42 Late Maturation 44 Strategies for Youth Workers 45 The Youth Worker's Role 46 Chapter 3: The Adolescent Girl's Body---Body Issues 49 Body Image 51 Extreme Exercise 58 Obesity 58 Eating Disorders 60 Recovery and Treatment for Eating Disorders 70 The Youth Worker's Role 70 Chapter 4: Altered State: Adolescent Girls and Self-Injury 73 Self-Injury 75 The Youth Worker's Role 78 Chapter 5: Dating Matters 81 A Little Dating History 83 Stages of Dating: Early Adolescence 83 Stages of Dating: Middle Adolescence 85 Emerging Patterns and Issues 88 The Youth Worker's Role 93 Chapter 6: Sex Matters 97 Girls' Sexual Activity---by the Numbers 98 Oral Sex: The New Game in Town 100 Incest and Sexual Abuse 102 Pregnancy and Abortion 104 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 108 Same-Sex Attraction 113 Chapter 7: Emotional Matters 121 The Turmoil of the Adolescent Girl's Emotions 123 Stress and Anxiety 127 Depression 131 Suicide 137 The Youth Worker's Role 140 Chapter 8: Brain Matters: Cognitive and Educational Issues 143 Gender Differences 148 A Girl's Mental Development: Issues 150 The Youth Worker's Role 159 Chapter 9: Family Matters 161 When Puberty Hits... 162 The Role of Mothers 165 The Role of Fathers 168 The Impact of Divorce 171 Siblings 175 Immigrant Family Issues 178 The Youth Worker's Role 182 Chapter 10: Friendship Matters 183 How Friendships Change from Childhood to Adolescence 185 How Girls' Friendships Differ from Boys' Friendships 189 Girls and Relational Aggression 191 Girls and Violence 195 The Youth Worker's Role 196 Chapter 11: Faith Matters 199 Pre-Adolescent Faith 201 Early Adolescent Faith 202 Middle Adolescent Faith 205 Alternative Spirituality 206 The Youth Worker's Role 209 Notes 211

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CIN0310266327G
9780310266327
0310266327
Teenage Girls: Exploring Issues Adolescent Girls Face and Strategies to Help Them by Ginny Olson
Used - Good
Paperback
Zondervan
20060525
240
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