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The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School -- Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School -- Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More by Haley Kilpatrick
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“Here's one way that we try to actively and immediately bring in kindness in our meetings and camps: we ask our girls to stop before they speak and reevaluate what they're going to say based on this acronym:


True
Honest
Important
Necessary
Kind


Is what they're out to say True? Is it Honest? Is it Important? Necessary Kind?
We ask the to T.H.I.N.K. before they speak text, or type, and try to incorporate it into their daily lives -- especially within their interactions with their friends and classmates -- as much as possible. It's a choice girls can make: Do they want to encourage others with their words, or bring others down?

You might think this won't resonate with your middle school girl, but I promise that it works. It's not about self-editing or asking her not to speak her truth, of course; it's about thinking of others too.”
Haley Kilpatrick, The Drama Years: Real Girls Talk About Surviving Middle School -- Bullies, Brands, Body Image, and More