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Get Involved with Kent County Girls on the Run
Some Sad Facts For Today's Girls: · Body dissatisfaction and dietary restraint are predictors of depression in girls. · Almost two-thirds of girls in 5th-12th grades are dissatisfied with their body shape and want to lose weight. · Three million young Americans seriously considered suicide in 2000 and of those, over 1 million actually tried to kill themselves. · Girls were twice as likely as boys to report contemplating suicide. · Girls as young as five form negative self-images based on their weight. · Among girls, an emphasis on popularity and slimness along with increased television viewing are linked to low self-esteem.
If You Want To Help Change That, Here Is Some Good News: · Girls who participate in physical activities are 40% less likely to smoke, have higher levels of self-esteem, better body images, and lower levels of depression. · Girls who have experienced emotional trauma respond positively to physical fitness programs. · Girls who participate in physical activities are less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior during adolescence.
Girls who participate in physical exercise have better relationships with parents, get better grades, are less likely to use drugs and are less depressed than girls who don't.
How to Help? Consider becoming a coach, an event volunteer, or a sponsor. Or simply make an online contribution or mail-in contribution and show your support the hundreds of girls in Kent County who could benefit from higher self-esteem, improved eating attitudes, better body image and positive role models for life.
Learn about how to become a Running Buddy here.
Kent County Girls on the Run is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. |
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