WHEN GIRLS FEEL FAT

         Table of Contents

 

²ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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.......i

 

 

 

²INTRODUCTION

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......1

 

 

 

²SETTING THE STAGE:  Growing up female

 

 

Gender

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......9

Growing Up Female

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....28

 

 

 

²BUILDING OUR SKILLS:  Decoding the language of fat

          and maintaining your connection with girls

 

 

When Girls Feel Fat...

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....41

Getting To What’s Underneath

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....52

The Influence Of The Media

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....63

Maintaining Our Connections With Girls

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....70

Fathers And Male Mentors

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....87

Building Good Communication Skills

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....93

 

 

 

²GIRLS’ ISSUES, GIRLS’ LIVES: Putting our skills to use

 

 

Puberty

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..125

Sexuality

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..101

Food

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..137

Dieting

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..147

Our Bodies

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..156

Friends

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..169

The Lessons of the Classroom

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..190

Bullying and Harassment

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..200

Continuing the Journey

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..208

 

 

 

²RESOURCES

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..223

²BIBLIOGRAPHY

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..233

²INDEX

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..239