My Feelings, My Self: A Journal for Girls

by Lynda Madaras, Area Madaras (Joint Author)

Overview

For teen and pre-teen girls—in the million-copy bestselling Lynda Madaras "What's Happening To My Body?" Series, a new, updated edition of the journal/workbook that focuses on how feelings, as well as bodies, change during puberty, and how to deal with them. Why don't my parents ever listen to me? Can I tell a boy that I like him? How do I say "no" to friends when they want me to do things I don't want to? Answers to these questions and more are what's in this fun- and fact-filled book as well as quizzes, exercises, stories and letters from kids expressing feelings about the changes going on in their lives during adolescence.

The book is divided into three parts:

• "Your Friends" talks about things like popularity, peer pressure, making friends, best friends, crushes, and the opposite sex.
• "Your Parents" talks about how relationships with parents change during adolescence. It also includes some exercises to help communication and problem-solving.
• "Your Sources" includes suggestions for further reading, and information on getting help for special problems

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781557044426
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/02/2002
Series:	What's Happening to My Body? Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Lynda Madaras is the author of 12 books on health, child care, and parenting. For more than 25 years, she taught puberty and health education in California schools, and she has appeared on Oprah, CNN, PBS, and the Today Show.

Lynda Madaras es la autora de doce libros sobre la salud, el cuidado de ninos y la crianza de los hijos. Durante mas de veinticinco anos ha ensenado sobre la pubertad y la salud en escuelas de California, y ha sido invitada de Oprah, CNN, PBS y el Today Show.

Area Madaras was just 11 years old when she assisted her mother on their first book. Now a communications consultant and mother of two, she lives in California and continues to assist her mother with the series.

Area Madaras solo tenia once anos cuando colaboro por primera vez con su madre en un libro. Ahora es asesora de comunicaciones y madre de dos ninas, vive en California y continua trabajando con su madre en la serie.

Table of Contents

	Introduction: Your Growing-Up Years	1
Part 1	Your Friends	7
1.	Best Friends	8
2.	Popularity, In-Crowds, and Making Friends	18
3.	Peer Pressure	35
4.	Crushes and Boy/Girl Relationships	52
Part 2	Your Parents	73
1.	Introduction	73
2.	Sending the Message	81
3.	Receiving the Message	103
4.	Solving Problems	121
Part 3	Learning More and Getting Help	141
1.	About the Internet	143
2.	Learning More	145
3.	Getting Help	147