Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Will the Real You Please Stand Up?
Coming to Terms
with Your Inner and Outer Self
2. Strong and Confident
Polishing Your People Skills and
Learning to Lead
3. People to People
Nurturing Relationships with Family
and Friends
4. Don't Mess with Me!
Conquering Challenges with Smart
Choices
5. Lessons in Learning
Making Your Time Count in and out
of School
6. Make It Happen in Your Community
Taking Action and
Making a Difference
7. Global Citizens
Embracing Diversity and Making Friends
Around the World
8. Dream On
Creating—and Managing—Your Future
Some Final Words
About the Authors
Index
Harriet S. Mosatche, Ph.D., is the director of Program Development
for Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. In that position, she writes or
directs the writing of resources for girls from 5 to 17 and for the
adults who work with them. Since 1997, Harriet and her daughter Liz
have been offering advice in Ask Dr. M and Liz, a popular section
of the Just 4 Girls pages of the national Girl Scout Web site.
In addition to her work with Girl Scouts, Harriet is a partner in
OutPerform LLC, which offers consulting services to schools and
community agencies in program development and evaluation. She also
conducts workshops on child and adolescent development and family
relationships for parents, kids, and teachers.
Harriet received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the
City University of New York. Prior to joining the Girl Scout
organization, she was a college professor for a dozen years, with
six of those years as chairperson of the Psychology Department at a
New York City college.
Her publications, in addition to Girls- What's So Bad About Being
Good?, include articles in scholarly journals and popular magazines
as well as two books, the most recent being Too Old for This, Too
Young for That! Your Survival Guide for the Middle-School Years
(coauthored with Karen Unger), winner of the 2000 Gold Award winner
for nonfiction from the National Association of Parenting
Publications.
Harriet has volunteered as a Girl Scout leader since 1993 and now
works with a troop of 12 and 13 year old Cadette Girl Scouts. She
lives in New York with her husband, Ivan Lawner, and their two
children, Rob and Liz.
A Girl's Guide to Growing Up
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