Research shows that girls struggle with identity development and low self-concept in record breaking numbers compared to boys. Girls in our society also engage in unhealthy relationships on average more than boys. According to the Dove Self-Esteem Fund (2008), seven in ten girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships with their friends and family members. This means that over half of our young girls feel inadequate, unworthy, inferior, and hopeless. As a nation and community, we must begin to address...

This book is a tool to help girls learn about themselves, their relationships, and the media. Girls can go through each page in order or skip around. It includes activities on many different topics that usually interest girls in middle and high school. These activities can be done alone, with a friend, or with an adult. Each lesson includes suggested media resources. These may be video clips, songs, or websites related to the topics. Girls can use the media resources to learn more or to share what they have learned with a friend. There are also bible-based activities and biblical resources....