A teenage girl gradually turns into a woman, and she needs to master new rules, learn to make independent decisions (after all, you will not always be there for her), know when and to what to say "no". The ideology of the book is built on internal boundaries and self-respect. Communicating with their reader on an equal footing, the authors of the book start a conversation about very complex and important topics that every girl faces as she grows up. For example:
- How to accept and love your body? How to take care of it properly?
- How to protect yourself from the image of the "ideal woman" that the media promotes? And is it really that ideal?
- What should a relationship with a loved one be like? How will their first sex be and are you ready for it?
- How to protect yourself from toxic relationships (with your first boyfriend, friends, relatives)? How to protect your boundaries and make sure that your opinion is taken into account?
- How to deal with bullying at school? And how to help your friends if they become victims of bullying?
- How can you protect yourself from violence as much as possible? What are the methods of self-defense?
- What to do if you see injustice (especially towards girls and women)? How to react, how to help them? What is in your power?
The book has 11 chapters, each devoted to one topic ("Family", "Friends", " Relationships", "Sex" and "Self-defense", etc.), but they are united by one idea - the need to respect yourself and correctly build your boundaries. As motivation, the book provides stories and quotes from real teenage girls with whom the authors were familiar.
Recommended reader age: 10+
Author: Courtney Macavinta, Andrea Vander Plym
Translation: Julia Zmeeva
Year of release: 2020
Publisher: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber
Pages: 224
Cover type: Softcover
Dimensions: 215 x 168 x 14 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00146-008-4