Mrs. Illinois International 2009

Students at CWCHS participated in their annual Teen Conference today, April 9, 2009. I presented to a wonderful group of young ladies who were interested in information about Go Red! and relationships. The title of our session was "Mean Girls -- Who they are, What they do, and Why."  Learning how to navigate conflict and respond to bullying behavior among female friends is a much needed skill in any young, or even mature, woman's life. In summary, we focused on the fact that just about every female has participated at one time or another in mean girl behavior, but now understand that these acting out behaviors are a typical result of being a victim of those same behaviors.

For a great resource on "mean girl" behavior and how to deal with it, check out 

www.life.familyeducation.com/girls/violence/55288.htm