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Does your heart skip a beat when you hear his voice, see his face in the cafeteria, or his eyes catch yours? If this sounds like your life with all the twists and turns of a social super highway, join us for a day of fun and discovery, and learn a little more about yourself and your own love story. Monday, October 13 (Columbus Day), for Cadette Girl Scouts, 9AM-2PM, $10.
The Affection Connection will work to develop an understanding of the positive expectations, behaviors and feelings involved in healthy romantic behaviors. Girls will compare how they treat one another versus how they behave with a boyfriend or "crush." Activities will explore possessiveness, intimidation, feeling powerful or powerless, jealousy, changing oneself to please someone else, insults and ways to negotiate lovingly, judging compatability and comaraderie, acheiving trust, compassion and honesty. The Affection Connection was created by Margaret Sagarese, parenting expert and co-author of Boy Crazy! Keeping Your Daughter's Feet on the Ground When Her Head is in the Clouds. The program is suitable for girls in grades 4 through 12 and begins the conversation of healthy "romantic" relationships. The four program themes look at:
Beginning Fall 2008, the Affection Connection program will be shared with other Girl Scout Councils across the country.
The Affection Connection is funded in part by the Long Island Fund for Women and Girls and the Greentree Foundation.
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