My Feet Aren't Ugly: A Girl's Guide to Loving Herself from the Inside Out

by Debra Beck

Overview

In a humorous, breezy style, this book by teen counselor Debra Beck instructs young women (target age: 10-14) about how to feel good about themselves. She uses personal anecdotes from her youth, as well as stories about the young women she knows and works with, to illustrate her points and provide examples. She covers topics such as not succumbing to peer pressure, treating people well, finding friends who treat you well, being kind to your body, developing healthy habits, finding enjoyable hobbies, personal responsibility, eating disorders, suicide, and physical intimacy. The book contains numerous whimsical line drawings, and interspersed through the chapters are prompts for the reader to journal about her thoughts, feelings, and past actions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780825306280
Publisher:	Beaufort Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/02/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Debra Beck is an entrepreneur and counselor for teenage and pre-teen women. She has devoted herself to helping young women become happy and confident enough to make good decisions. She has drawn on her own experience and the experiences of the young women she has helped to make her book resonate with readers. She currently lives in Sedona, AZ.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     xiii
Introduction     1
Let's Learn to Like Ourselves     3
Making Decisions in Life as if They Affected Everyone     10
Having Integrity     12
Finishing Projects     17
Eating Right or Exercise?     22
Being in Friendships with People Who Treat You Right     23
Act Like Your Own Best Friend     31
I Like Me, I don't Like Me     36
Are You a Victim?     46
What Are You Afraid of? Oh, the Dark. Me too!     57
Are You Creative? Yes, Everyone Is!     67
Being Healthy - Both Physically and Spiritually     75
Eating Right     76
Exercising     79
Skincare     81
Stress Reduction     82
Getting Your Beauty Sleep     85
Spiritual Health     86
Sisterhood     91
Who Is Doing Drugs?     95
Kids on the Edge - Teen Suicide     99
How Can We Prevent These Tragedies?     100
Becoming a Woman - But I'm Still a Kid!     105
Sex! Is There a Price to Pay?     111
STDs     118
Have You Started the Healing Yet?     123

Editorial Reviews

A must-read for all girls facing the huge challenge of being a teenager today!-Sue Scheff, parent advocate and author of Google Bomb and Wit's End

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