by Big Sister Team | May 24, 2021 | Blog Posts, For Parents, For Teen Girls
Recovery is a slow and gradual process. It’s likely I will never be ‘fully’ recovered, my disordered eating habits and anxiety are part of who I am and I accept that. However, I’ve recently been looking back on my journey, the changes, the setbacks, the small...
by bianca@bigsisterexp.com | Jun 19, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Parents
The Big Sister Experience is a wellbeing and life education program that works with tween and teen girls and their families to inspire resilient and confident women of tomorrow. Whether during school programs, or family workshops, the concept of making mistakes is...
by bianca@bigsisterexp.com | Jun 16, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Teen Girls
These are our suggestions on how to be a supportive and true friend that builds up those around her. 1) Ask if she’s okay – twice It natural for us all to assume roles in life – whether it be within our families, workplaces or friendship groups. For this reason,...
by bianca@bigsisterexp.com | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Parents
In a fast paced, tech savvy world, our young girls are inundated with information overload. Between social media, pop culture and peer pressure, sexuality and romantic relationships are becoming prevalent younger and younger. So how do we educate our girls to ensure...
by bianca@bigsisterexp.com | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Teen Girls
The Down Side of Social Media The popularity of social media platforms is an ever-growing phenomenon. These virtual communities like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter allow us to keep in touch with people across the world, see photographs and videos of things we...
by Big Sister Team | May 25, 2020 | Blog Posts, For Parents, For Teen Girls
Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental health conditions amongst young people today. Yet anxiety still carries a negative stigma which makes it difficult to talk about and manage on a daily basis. What is anxiety? How can we support our friends struggling...
