Girl Scouts Tackle Girl Bullying: Exposure Makes A Difference
Girl scouts are known for their delicious cookies, their cute uniforms, and their ability to give girls self confidence and high self esteem. Today, they are becoming known for one more thing: equipping girls with the skills to handle girl bullying.
Bullying between girls is becoming a huge problem that has led to many girls around the country committing suicide. Girls can be brutal with the psychological forms of bullying that they put one another through today. From spreading false rumors to physical violence and nonstop harassment through cell phones and social networking sites online, girls have more ways to attack one another today than ever before.
That's why many Girl Scout troops are finding ways to reach out to girls for discussions and lessons on girl bullying. Instead of just giving the usual speeches that most girls have heard from teachers, principals, and parents in the past, Girl Scout troops are finding more interactive ways to teach girls what bullying feels like and what they should do if they become a victim of bullying.
For instance, one Girl Scout troop held a special meeting where girls were allowed to act out situations where one girl was bullying another. Girls were challenged to find the best ways to react when they were the ones being bullied. They also got the chance to see how it feels to be the one getting pushed around and harassed.
At the end of this special event, some girls came forward to admit that they were in fact bullies and that they wanted to change. Many girls came forward expressing the desire to be nice and treat others in a new way. It seems gaining this type of interactive exposure to the effects of girl bullying helps girls rethink their own behavior.
This type of interactive experience also helps girls if they do become the victims of bullies at a later date or if they are already being bullied. They learn new ways to handle different situations and will have more confidence if they do have to stand up for themselves at a later date.
The Girl Scouts have always worked hard to prepare girls for desperate situations in life. It used to be that learning outdoor survival skills and how to bake brownies were to priorities for the organization. Today, the priorities are more urgent and girl bullying is at the top of the list.
As bullying continues to affect more and more girls around the country, organizations like the Girl Scouts will continue to step up their efforts to help girls being bullied and turn around girls acting like bullies. Some girls do not even realize that they are being bullies until they experience it for themselves through a role playing opportunity like the one this Girl Scout troop made possible.
Exposure to situations of bullying seems to make a big difference for girls of all ages. Girls who have never been bullied are prepared if it happens to them in the future. Girls behaving like bullies understand more about how it makes their victims feel and they want to change. Girls who are already being bullied are strengthened, informed, and trained to stand up for themselves.
Hopefully, the result of programs like this will be fewer suicides and high school dropouts due to girl bullying.
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What is wrong with palm oil? I hear that liberal girlscouts refuse to sell any cookies because all?
because all varieties of girlscout cookies contain palm oil. $1 billion+ industry is going down the toilet and taking many charities with them. All because of palm oil
How do i get my parents to yes to girlscouts?
I’ve always wanted to join since first grade but i always knew the answers from my parents are always no, but this is a life time chance and my friend got a form for a great troop. How can i convince my parents to say yes,
ASAP
Do you think girlscouts needs to change its system for older girls?
I quit girlscouts about a year ago , really because it wasn’t fun anymore. This doesn’t mean that girlscouts isn’t a great program for younger girls , but as you get older it seems to get boring. Is this because it isn’t cool any more for girls to be in it , or do you think they need to change their badges to relate to older girls more.
girlscouts?
ok well i’m in 6th grade and i’m in girlscouts. it is really fun and everything, but if my friends ever found out i was in it they would just make fun of me and then my crush really wouldn’t like me if he found out. i’ve been keeping it a secret for a long time, but the problem is i forgot about year books! they take the troops picture! what do i do?! please help me!
ps- please no rude coments!
Is girlscouts and big brother big sister considered community service by the d9??
I have been with big brother big sister for a 2 years and girlscouts for one year and have decided to pledge a sorority in the d9. I am unsure if they would consider this community service.. Can d9 members answer please??
Why? You still get to go to fun places. My friend went to Disneyland and Kayaking with the Girl Scouts and she is almost 18. So maybe you should suggest ideas to your group about doing fun things.
w0w people lost homes and jobs AND your parents lost your college fund, their retirement money, Do you know that Girl Scouts is money-sucker? The badges, the vest , the over-priced cookies (But still good), the gas money goong every where.
What Matress King Trump said.
I think if it is something that you enjoy doing, then your friends should be cool with that. If they want to make fun of you, then they really aren’t your true friends. And do you really want to be with someone who doesn’t like your interests? You never know, your friends could actually be cool with it, if not, become friends with the other girl scouts! Like you said, they’re going to find out eventually by the yearbook, so might as well tell them now.
If you are an adult volunteer, it should be. If you are a youth member, then you are not volunteering to be there, so it won’t.