Relational Aggression A Way Through | Speakers Workshops Resources K-8

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Jane Balvanz and Blair Wagner lead our audiences with a dynamic, riveting mix of very practical how-to information delivered with a high dose of inspiration, hope, and motivation. Their infectious energy and down-to-earth approach will help your organization and its members guide girls through painful friendships… simply, powerfully, and authentically.

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For Parents | For Educators | For Communities

For Parents:

When Girls Hurt Girls™ Parent Seminar : 5 Effective Ways to Guide Your Daughter Through Hurtful Friendships
Discover simple tips, powerful tools, and practical advice on coaching your daughter (grades K–8) through hurtful friendships, or female bullying.

Specifically, you will learn:

What relational aggression is and why girls use it

The 5 common Friendship Weapons™ girls use against each other

13 effective strategies your daughter can learn

3 things that must be present for your daughter to solve a friendship problem

To role play female bullying scenarios with your daughter

How to listen so your daughter will really talk

To teach your daughter to be independent and solve her own friendship problems

You will walk away with specific strategies that can be implemented immediately with your daughter.

Options: We are available to facilitate a live When Girls Hurt Girls™ Parent Seminar (contact us for more information… CustomerSupport@AWayThrough.com). Or, you can purchase a When Girls Hurt Girls™ Parent Seminar on DVD. Click here to learn more.

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We LOVED the When Girls Hurt Girls™ Parent Seminar at our school! It was so interactive, and the role playing was great. It gave our parents the opportunity to stand up and practice saying out loud the words they learned.

I think it really showed everyone that a lot of parents are in the same boat. It was a great way for parents to recognize they’re not alone. Relational aggression is common among girls, and many people do not realize that.

Our parents really appreciated the opportunity to get help with their personal situations they’ve had to deal with alone. It was so helpful to be able to categorize what their daughter is dealing with and better decide on options that really work. There were lots of “oh, yeah’s” all the way through the seminar.

The handouts were very helpful – They gave a takeaway that parents could use to follow along and take notes – and to use later at home with their daughters.

The When Girls Hurt Girls™ Parent Seminar is EXCELLENT! I highly recommend it!

Darcy Dalton, PTO President
Enarson Elementary
Villisca, IA

For Educators:

FOR SCHOOL STAFF: When Girls Hurt Girls™: Educators Guiding K – 8 Girls Through the Maze of Painful Friendships (and what to do when nothing works)

This workshop for school staff covers simple tips, powerful tools, and practical advice on guiding girls (grades K–8) through hurtful friendships, or female bullying in a school setting.

Specifically, you will learn:

What relational aggression is and why girls use it

What brain research tells us about the female brain

The 3 ingredients that must be present to solve friendship problems

The 5 common Friendship Weapons™ girls use against each other

13 most effective strategies your girls can learn

7 bystander types and how to become a Positive Active Bystander™

The most effective school educator mindset

How to support “Frequent Flyers”

How to teach your girls to be independent and to solve their own friendship problems

FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS: When Girls Hurt Girls™: Insider Secrets for School Counselors on Guiding K – 8 Girls Through the Maze of Painful Friendships (and what to do when nothing works)

In this workshop, school counselors will have access to the recipe-like strategies for coaching girls in grades K – 8 through relational aggression. You will learn a progressive approach to working with girls (from girls who are hungry for help to “frequent fliers” who seem to thrive on the drama). You’ll learn the most effective school counselor mindset.

We will share what brain research tells us about why girls use relational aggression and how to help them find alternatives to hurting each other. We’ll cover 16 Friendship Weapons™ girls use against each other and the 13 most effective strategies girls can learn. You’ll learn 7 negative Bystander types and how to help them. And, you’ll learn the 3 conditions that must be present in order for girls to become independent friendship problem solvers.

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FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: When Girls Hurt Girls™: 5 Strategies to Reduce Relational Aggression in Your School(s)

Relational Aggression , or female bullying, is a problem in schools. It hinders learning, frustrates the staff, and adds to increasing demands being put on educators. We’ll personally guide you in creating a school climate where your staff is educated and equipped to handle Relational Aggression and where your girls know how to solve friendship problems effectively.

In this workshop, school administrators will gain simple tips, powerful tools, and solution-focused strategies on reducing Relational Aggression in your elementary and middle school(s).

Specifically, you’ll learn:

Why problems between girls emerge so frequently: what brain research tells us

The 5 most common Friendship Weapons™ girls use against each other

The 13 most effective strategies girls can learn

5 common school mindsets that exacerbate the problem

5 methods you need to implement in order to reduce female bullying in your school(s)

Why you must prepare for this in kindergarten

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"Blair and Jane,

I very much enjoyed your When Girls Hurt Girls™ class, especially the practical ideas to use with girls. I have attended many seminars, workshops, clinics, and websites about this topic. I came away from your class with more ideas to use with girls than any other time!

Thank you so much for the "down to earth" ideas and for tying in literacy, which is a focus in our district. I appreciate your mission to help empower girls with personal power and to decrease emotional aggression."

Sue Bradshaw, NCC
School Counselor
Messalonskee Middle School
Oakland, ME

For Communities:

When Girls Hurt Girls™: How to Reduce Female Bullying in Your Community

Discover simple tips, powerful tools, and practical advice on coaching girls (grades K–8) through hurtful friendships, or female bullying.

Specifically, you will learn:

What relational aggression is and why girls use it

The 5 common Friendship Weapons™ girls use against each other

13 effective strategies girls can learn

3 things that must be present for girls to solve a friendship problem

Early warning signs

Strategies to reduce bullying in your community

Why you must prepare in kindergarten

Click here to contact us for more information: CustomerSupport@AWayThrough.com

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