Teenage Girls: Physical

Girls are more than just sugar and spice. We’ve all figured that out. What we haven’t figured out completely is how they’re wired, why they do the things they do, how the world around them affects their choices and opinions, and what that means for youth ministry—until now. In Teenage Girls, you’ll find advice from counselors and veteran youth workers, along with helpful suggestions on how to minister to teenage girls. Each chapter includes discussion questions to help you and other youth workers process the issues your own students face and learn how you can help them and mentor them through this tumultuous time. In addition to the traditional issues people commonly associate with girls, such as eating disorders, self-image issues, and depression, author Ginny Olson will guide you through some of the new issues on the rise in girls’ lives. You’ll understand more about: RELATIONAL ISSUES - how girls’ friendships change from childhood to adolescence and how relational aggression comes into play FAMILY ISSUES - how a girl’s relationship with her parents and siblings changes during this season of her life COGNITIVE ISSUES - why some girls succumb to “learned helplessness” and how ADD and gifted girls present their own unique challenges SEXUALITY ISSUES - what dating, at-risk behavior, gender identity, and pregnancy mean to teenage girls SPIRITUAL ISSUES - how an adolescent girl’s faith develops and why she sometimes walks away from the faith of her family For men and women who work with teenage girls, this book will open your eyes to what’s going on inside and around them—and better you to help them walk through adolescence toward becoming intelligent, confident, Christian women. Ginny Olson is codirector of the Center for Youth Ministry Studies and assistant professor of youth ministry at North Park University and Theological Seminary in Chicago. She was involved in hands-on youth ministry for more than 20 years, including time on the junior high staff at Willow Creek Community Church. She is coauthor or Youth ...