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Girlhood

Cherry Blossom's Key Ideas from Girlhood
by Maggie Dent

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Nature Play

Nature Play

Play can allow girls to connect their inner world with the outer world

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Imagination

Imagination

Imagination facilitates a sense of wonder and spontaneity unique to childhood

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Pretend Play

Pretend Play

Pretend play allows children to learn about how the real world works (pg 230)

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Screens

Screens

If choosing which screen to occupy your child, opt for the TV instead of a phone/iPad. Program content for children is of higher quality with 0 ads. Children also do other activities such as colouring and move about as they watch TV, compared to if they are glued to a portable screen.

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Friendships

Friendships

Girls can mimic behaviours like relational aggression because at a young age they don’t see the virtual world ( where these behaviours might be displayed) as different from the real world.

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LORY HOUGH

“Girls are still raised with a psychology that is trained to think about other people before themselves. This is a real recipe for disaster”

LORY HOUGH

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Over-apologising

Over-apologising

Girls seem to be conditioned to seek individualisation only under certain circumstances

  1. Be confident but not conceited
  2. Be smart, but no-one likes a know-it-all
  3. Ambition is good, but trying too hard is bad
  4. Be assertive, but only if it doesn’t upset anyone else.

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Healthy Boundaries

Healthy Boundaries

It takes courage to “stand up for what you do and don’t want to do, especially when you feel pressured……to trust the boundaries of what [you do] and [don’t] feel comfortable with. Brave enough not to bend because the world says [you] should.”

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Inner Voice

Inner Voice

Your feelings can provide insight into your reaction before the conscious mind.

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Humour

Humour

Humour is a healthy coping mechanism for girls and is a healthy way to regulate emotions.

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MAGGIE SENT

When little girls are stressed “remember just to listen, validate their feelings and ask how you can help”

MAGGIE SENT

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