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My Legs Are TOO SHORT
BODY IMAGE & EATING DISORDERS , August 2009, by Jen Charbonneau My Legs Are TOO SHORT What do you do if you think a part of your body isn't right? Dear Jen, They have surgeries for almost everything now but not for making your legs longer. If they did, I would do it because my legs are short and stumpy. I know you say that dieting isn’t healthy but ...
Read more »Real Girl: Jade
Age: 18 Grade: 12 Sign: Capricorn Favourites: I love the colour blue. My favourite season is summer, I love to eat lasagna, I love swimming and roller blading, hanging out with my friends, and going to the beach. I’m a big movie fan; I like watching movies better than TV shows. Hobbies: I’ve started going to the gym a lot. I also like reading, singing, and writing ...
Read more »Walking - Start Your Own Walking Club
HIGH FIVES, July 2009, by Karen Demers WALKING For exercise and catching up with your BFFs Hey Girls! I know we all love chatting with our BFFs online and of course it’s a great way to stay in touch over the summer months. However, I am here to offer an alternative way to chat with your friends, stay on top of the latest gossip, get some exercise and get outside! Not too long ago when I was a teen, ...
Read more »Hair Bleach | Pimple Cover Up
LOCKS and LASHES, June 2009, by Melissa Villa and Angela Gina Pirrera Answers to Reader Questions Hair Bleach | Pimple Cover Up Dear Melissa: I can't afford to highlight my hair, so can I just use laundry bleach? ~ Hydee, 13, Rochester, New York Dear Hydee, Please, DO NOT use laundry bleach on your hair! Laundry bleach has a very high concentration of chlorine that can badly damage your hair and ...
Read more »HELP! My Friend thinks she is FAT!
BODY IMAGE and EATING DISORDERS, January 2009, by Jen Charbonneau Help, my friend thinks she's FAT! Dear Jen, I’m so glad you started this column. You have to help me. I have a friend who totally thinks she’s fat! No matter what I saw she denies it and still thinks she’s fat. She’s 105 pounds and 13 years old which is normal… Skinny even. Today on the bus she was squeezing her ...
Read more »New Year's Resolutions
ORGANIZATION, January 2009, by Jenny McKee New Year's Resolutions Do you have them? Do they work for you? The end of the year is a great time to look back over the past year! Reflect and appreciate all that you’ve done and focus on all the wonderful things that have happened to you. You could look back at it and look at all the negative things, but what purpose would that serve? Looking at life past, ...
Read more »LUNCH What are YOU eating everyday?
HEALTH, January 2009, by Dr. Jay LUNCH What are YOU eating every day? Easy AND yummy... but how? Hey girls, I have a question for you …how many of you out there struggle with what you should have for lunch every day? We did a poll on our web site and apparently it’s a lot of you! You want something healthy, but it has to be easy, fast and good. That’s not so easy huh? First of all, ...
Read more »Beauty and the Beast
INSPIRATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN, December 2008 Beauty and the Beast Published author, Megan Ryland is a 17 year old grade 12 student from Calgary Alberta. Her book is so in line with our beliefs at GCDA that we just had to interview her and tell all of you about what she’s written! Megan is big time involved in drama, and loves soccer. She has a younger sister, a ton of great friends who mean the ...
Read more »Inspirational Girls and Women - Lorene Hatelt
Lorene Hatelt making your dreams come true against diversity
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