Surviving Girlhood. Rachel Beddoe

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      Surviving Girlhood

      Building Positive Relationships, Attitudes and Self-Esteem to Prevent Teenage Girl Bullying

      Nikki Giant and Rachel Beddoe

      Jessica Kingsley Publishers

      London and Philadelphia

      First published in 2013

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      Copyright © Nikki Giant and Rachel Beddoe 2013

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      Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

      Giant, Nikki, 1982-

      Surviving girlhood : building positive relationships, attitudes, and self-esteem to prevent teenage girl bullying / Nikki Giant and Rachel Beddoe.

      p. cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-84905-925-1 (alk. paper)

      1. Interpersonal relations in adolescence. 2. Bullying. 3. Teenage girls--Psychology. 4. Self-esteem in adolescence. 5. Teenage girls--Conduct of life. I. Beddoe, Rachel, 1978- II. Title.

      BF724.3.I58G53 2013

      302.34’308352--dc23

      2012023142

      British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

      A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      ISBN 978 1 84905 925 1

      eISBN 978 0 85700 704 9

      To our family and friends, for all their support and encouragement

      Contents

       ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

       Part 1: Understanding Girl Bullying

       1 Introduction

       2 A New Way

       3 Girl Friendships and Girl Bullying: The Facts

       4 The Complexity of Girls

       5 Influences

       6 Understanding Relationships

       7 Using this Resource

       Part 2: Activities

       Theme 1: Being Me

       Activity 1.1 Ground Rules