The Middle School Survival Guide for Girls
The Inside Scoop on Dealing with School, Friends, Emotions, and Other Big, Big Changes
Published on 29. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-64848-441-4 (ISBN)
Description
Middle school is a time of big, BIG changes. This empowering guide will help you survive and thrive at home, with friends, in school-and beyond!
As a preteen or young teen girl, you're changing more than ever before-and it's natural to feel a mix of excitement and worry. You're seeing the world in new ways. Your social life has gotten a lot more complicated. And whether you're experiencing the onset of puberty, or have already begun menstruation, the physical changes you're going through can also feel overwhelming. Add in the pressures of school, social media, crushes, and family life, and you may find yourself grappling with a whirlwind of unfamiliar emotions. So, how can you navigate all of this, and prepare yourself for middle school?
Written by a teen mental health expert, The Middle School Survival Guide for Girls is packed with tips and tools to help you adjust to the pressures of middle school-as well as to your changing mind and body. With this fun and engaging guide, written just for girls ages 11 to 13, you'll learn to build the resilience needed to thrive personally, socially, and academically, and gain a greater understanding of yourself as you face new challenges.
This book will give you the inside scoop on:
?How to deal with friendships, crushes, and academic pressure
?What to do you if you experience bullying or cyberbullying
?How to improve relationships with family
?Setting limits on social media and drawing boundaries with others
?Dealing with romantic feelings and understanding consent
?How to handle embarrassment and stop comparing yourself to others
?And much, much more!
Being a tween girl in today's world is tough, and it's OKAY to ask for help. With this fun go-to guide, you'll feel prepared to face any challenge that life-and middle school-throws your way.
As a preteen or young teen girl, you're changing more than ever before-and it's natural to feel a mix of excitement and worry. You're seeing the world in new ways. Your social life has gotten a lot more complicated. And whether you're experiencing the onset of puberty, or have already begun menstruation, the physical changes you're going through can also feel overwhelming. Add in the pressures of school, social media, crushes, and family life, and you may find yourself grappling with a whirlwind of unfamiliar emotions. So, how can you navigate all of this, and prepare yourself for middle school?
Written by a teen mental health expert, The Middle School Survival Guide for Girls is packed with tips and tools to help you adjust to the pressures of middle school-as well as to your changing mind and body. With this fun and engaging guide, written just for girls ages 11 to 13, you'll learn to build the resilience needed to thrive personally, socially, and academically, and gain a greater understanding of yourself as you face new challenges.
This book will give you the inside scoop on:
?How to deal with friendships, crushes, and academic pressure
?What to do you if you experience bullying or cyberbullying
?How to improve relationships with family
?Setting limits on social media and drawing boundaries with others
?Dealing with romantic feelings and understanding consent
?How to handle embarrassment and stop comparing yourself to others
?And much, much more!
Being a tween girl in today's world is tough, and it's OKAY to ask for help. With this fun go-to guide, you'll feel prepared to face any challenge that life-and middle school-throws your way.
Reviews / Votes
"This fun and reassuring book offers advice specifically for girls on how to navigate and thrive throughout their middle-grade years. Chapters cover a variety of experiences, from first-day-of-school jitters, puberty, friendships, cyberbullying, developing study skills, healthy habits, handling crushes and dating, consent and setting boundaries, social media safety, peer pressure, vaping, drugs, and drinking. Psychologist O'Sullivan emphasizes that girls need to understand their emotions and identify the values and strengths that are important to them. She offers ways to develop self-esteem and explains the importance of relying on family for support. Checklists, exercises, and activities using journaling will help girls manage different scenarios. Proposing that girls build a support system and write a list of people whom they can count on is just one * notable exercise included. Readers will relate to the real-life experiences shared by their peers. This practical and down-to-earth book is full of useful information that is invaluable in helping girls prepare for their teen years. Includes a disclaimer and references."-Booklist * Geraldine's book delivers what it promises! From info on first-day jitters and managing crushes to navigating menstruation, academics, and social media, readers get solid advice and learn necessary coping skills. Quotes from preteens and example scenarios normalize fears and feelings that come with middle school challenges. Activities and checklists help girls personalize and organize it all. This book will be a welcome addition to any backpack! * Lisa M. Schab, LCSW, psychotherapist; and author of twenty books, including The Anxiety Workbook for Teens and the teen creative journal, Put Your Worries Here * The Middle School Survival Guide for Girls is both informative and encouraging-and a book I wish I had access to as a preteen! Geraldine does a wonderful job addressing the many different changes and pressures that young girls face during this difficult period, and provides plenty of opportunities for the young reader to build new skills, increase their confidence, and develop their sense of self-worth and self-esteem. * Leah Aguirre, LCSW, psychotherapist, cofounder of Cove Counseling Group, and coauthor of The Girl's Guide to Relationships, Sexuality, and Consent and Is This Really Love? *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oakland, CA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
241 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64848-441-4 (9781648484414)
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Geraldine O'Sullivan, LCSW, PPSC, is a licensed clinical social worker with a pupil personnel services credential in school social work and child welfare and attendance. She currently practices as a school social worker in San Diego County, CA. where she provides mental health counseling services and crisis intervention to teens using therapeutic modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy. In 2022, she was awarded High School Social Worker of the Year for San Diego County. O'Sullivan is the co-author of The Girl's Guide to Relationships, Sexuality, and Consent. She is also known for her research on the topic of eustress, which was published in Social Indicators Research, and is author of a literature review on the topic of teleworking published by the Southern Area Consortium of Human Services.