Another great day for us! The weather was a little chilly but we didn’t let that get our spirits down. Yesterday we spent most of the lesson talking about the ‘Girl Box’. Coach Melissa shared her experience of being a young and vibrant girl who was always on the go, but when she hit middle school she changed to try to fit in. She began doing the activities that she thought were cool instead of what she really liked to do. The Girl Box is the ideal model each of try to fit in to even though it may not be authentic. We discussed what girls do to get in this box and came up with the following: changing our clothes, hanging out with different people, spending less time with our families, wearing make-up, etc.
We used all this information to play a game in which girls were given different scenarios and told to run to a sign that defined their sentiments on the issue (In the Girl Box, Out of the Girl Box and Unable to Tell). Some of them were really easy to decide. However, some took a little more thought and discussion, for example we had a hard time deciding on hair dye and the reasons a girl might change her hair color.
During the workout, girls had to think of activities that put them outside the girl box and write one down after each lap they completed. They came up with a lot of good ones such as:
- Hug friends when they are having a bad day
- Talk to our parents
- Love who we are
- Be positive
- Feeling good about who I am rather than what people want me to be
- Try to think of others before myself
- Talking to friends and adults when I’m having a bad day
We had a great meeting! Can’t wait for Tuesday when we will be learning how to deal with stress.
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