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Friday, March 01, 2013

10 Things Teen Girls Should Know

According to Katie Vanderlick, executive director of the Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana, YWCA, "The average American girl's self-esteem peaks at age 9 and then plummets."

As a young girl my sister struggled with being content in her appearance and friendships. These struggles seem to be univeral among girls in America.

Eventually my sister made some good friends that provided support when she needed someone to talk to. I also noticed my sister's self esteem improved greatly after she started dating the guy that she would marry.

Because women are more qualified to provide relationship advice to girls, I am recommending an article by Kate Conner. Kate offers ten pieces of advice for teen girls. Some of this advice is counterintuitive such as....Read more

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